I totally agree, different methods and criteria should be judged separately but I don't considred it cheating unless someone tries to pass something off as hand quilted if it's not.

I agree for judging that the two methods should be separate categories...hand quilting is beautiful and time consuming while machine quilting is beautiful but very quick...both have their own beauties...it depends on what look you are aiming for.

It could be considered cheating if you tried to pass it off as hand made, as in hand pieced and quilted.

Rather have it done than not :) no matter the method, back to freedom of choice, with this craft. :)

Agree in a show should be different category.

That is how I quilt my quilt - computerized long arm - and I love doing it. But it certainly isn't in the same category as hand quilting and should be judged differently. I'd never have gotten all my quilts done if it hadn't been for the computerized machine.

I totally agree. I have tried hand quilting, but ended with my finger tips bloody and decided it was not for me.

There are no quilt police!!!!!

As a judge, yes I think there are/should be different catagories of each type of quilting. Do remember that computerized quilting requires setting up the design, keeping the quilt square, laying the design appropriately, etc. So there is much more than just setting the longarm to stitch a computerized design.

Sandy

My guild has a show every year and we do have a separate category for computerized quilting.

I don't think there is any such thing as cheating. Anything that anyone makes and is excited about is wonderful.