Entering my quilts in a show is a way to get them FINISHED!!! I don't need a ribbon, but do really appreciate it when a judge, qualified or not, gives comments. I was asked to judge at a small county fair. We only gave out ribbons, no money prizes. They had been letting the 4-H people judge the quilts, and they weren't quilters. So the prize went to the one the judge liked the best, not the most intricate well-made one.
I think judging should be a learning experience for the quilter and for others watching. Point out something good about the quilt and then find something that might be improved.
I entered some quilts in another county fair and got two ribbons (not blue). But there were no comments. You had to be there to watch the judging to hear what the judge had to say about it. I wasn't there!