I use to love quilt shows and only made quilts for an AQS judged show then I worked as a scribe for the judges this was all before 9/11 when the judges did more traveling and would also teach classes and I learned more from them than I ever learned any other way and most of it was their comments as I really knew my week points then in 1998 it finally paid off for me although I did not win anything my quilt was juried into Paducah and now I have a request to show it again in March in a local show so it all depends on what a person enjoys there is nothing wrong with hobby quilting have fun and enjoy what you do