On a slightly different note -
To use ice-skating/ice skaters as an analogy here -
I feel that anyone that can stand up on the ice and move about without falling is an ice skater.
Are there different levels of skill? Of course there are.
Anyone that puts together something that is usable as a quilt is a quilter. My Grandma B made many quilts - would they win awards? Probably not. But she was very creative - she had pieced backs way back when - I though some of her combinations were a bit outrageous - then I saw a Kaffe Fassett book and thought "Grandma B!" -
So - yes, there are different skill levels. Sometimes one hits a plateau and that is as good as one gets. It's okay if that happens. Sometimes due to various circumstances, one's skill level declines. If that happens, go for it as long as one can - or wants to.
But back to the skating analogy - not everyone can do a quadruple jump - or even jumps at all - but should that stop that someone from skating if they want to?
Not everyone can do FMQ well. Not everyone can draw very well, either. Does that stop someone from appreciating various forms of art?
If the quilting was rejected - I would like to know what "exactly" the reason was - if it is valid, then maybe do something about it. If it is a matter of "style" - rather than "quality" - then --- they can find someone else to do their work for them.
There are also various levels of skill in quilt-making.