Any method that gets the "quilts" made is Quilting. As a quilting teacher for over 20 years, this discussion raises itself every so often. I have had beginner quilters be discouraged by the "purist" who say only if its hand pieced and hand quilted will it really be a quilt. Not so. Only a different method. We all have our strengths and we should follow that course. If you want to hand piece and hand quilt the heirloom, go ahead. If you want to make the quilt for a very special reason by machine piecing and quilting, go ahead, it too will be an heirloom. Just ask non quilters, they really do not know the difference. I always start a new group by stating that if our great-great grandparents had the technologies we now have, they WOULD have used them.
Can we please agree once and for all, Please.