Hee, hee, hee, I was once one of those that figured that since I could sew a straight line I could quilt. What an eye opening experience for me! I now have such respect for quilters and piecers and all those people who can do both and those who can FMQ!
This is an art!
I guess he just does not understand the fine points.
I sometimes see quilts that are terribly pieced, quilted and put together and then the person says "I only put this together in my spare time." "I don't really quilt." They are right, they don't, go do something else. Get on with your other business.