The quilts in a Longarm competition are being judged on the QUILTING. It's a quilting competition, not a quilt competition. The ones that are shown are just for show. Do you think that someone who just won thousands of dollars for her quilt would put in on a bed? I don't think so.
Just remember which show you are at and enjoy the beauty of these items.
They are showing what can be done. It doesn't mean that you have to do it.
Just think where we would be in the quilting world if no one tried machine quilting in the first place. Hand quilting is not for me and never will be. That doesn't mean that I can't enjoy the beauty of it.
We all have likes and dislikes. It doesn't make one thing or the other wrong, just not what we care for.
Enjoy the differences we all have, and create!