My take on being a quilter... one to design or chose a pattern to start, one to cut the material ( most dreaded part for me), one to piece :) that be ME and then there is the quilter of the top... Well that is me ( new and afraid of messing up, but really cannot afford a big machine or to have it done for me, so if I could do magic, I would wave a magic wand over the top and waa laa, it would be beautifully quilted :)
... But seriously, a quilter to me, is one who bides her/his time for peace and relaxation to work their magic with their hands/machines and minds. Turning scraps of material into works of art to be treasured by them and those they love and those they've never met, through works of charity. Blessed Be the Heart of a Quilter.