oneteappot

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????

nativetexan

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

GreyQ

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

QuiltnNan

both are considered quilters

barny

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

Sunnie

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

Scissor Queen

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.

gale

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

dunster

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.)

teddysmom

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