I was thrilled to see that in a lot of the bigger shows they are now separating out the quilts that are done all by one person and the quilts done by someone who has sent the quilting out to be done by a professional. I have to admit it drives me a bit batty when I have a quilt I've done all on my own go up against a professional long-armer. We all know who wins that battle! :P

You are so right there. A professional long armer does beautiful work but I like to think we amatures do too. I do everything on my quilts like you do. I have an idea in my head how I want the finished quilt to look and I can't describe it to someone else and have it turn out the way I want it. It is great to be recognized for my effort being just one person who worked on the quilt. I do feel that when a long armer is hired, that her name should be on the quilt as well. Many times, the quilter will not mention her name. My mom is a long armer and I hand quilt. We have some qreat discussions on which is the better method. HA HA!

I agree, if you have someone else do the quilting then their name should also go on the label so they get the recognition they deserve.