Silly question,lol
 

I was asked today, who is a quilter, the person who sews all the little pieces together or when a quilt is sent out to be quilted, the person that sews all the layers together. I say both! Your opinion????

the long arm quilter is the professional. me, I'm a quilter.

Yes, Both. The quilt is then a collaboration, a 2 person quilt. Each person should get credit for their individual part.

both are considered quilters

Both, someone is trying to pull your chain. Of course it is both.

Definitely both. I do some quilting on small items, but no patience to do the quilting on my DSM.

My opinion is this question is a lot like whacking a hornets nest. You'll get opinions on at least 8 sides of this question and some of them will likely be pretty adamant.

I agree-both are "quilters". I don't send mine out (yet-I'm tempted to every time. lol)

A friend of mine says she's not really a quilter, she's a top maker. I say it doesn't matter. Semantics change over time. Sometimes we refer to quilting as the process of sewing the layers together, other times as the more general process of making a quilt. Is a tied quilt still a quilt since it's not quilted? (Notice that I called it a tied QUILT.)

My DH pieces quilt tops but sends them out to be quilted.