neat!

according to that I have been a professional for years! as I have been designing and sharing patterns on my website. LOL

So I guess I am a beginner even though I can check off some of the intermediate skills and most of the advanced ones. Debra in VA See my quilts at

Debra, if that is the case I think you can say you are a beginning advanced quilter. Like me! : )

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Oh, I think as long as you didn't take money for them you can still maintain your amateur status. (Does nl have an Olympic quilting team?)

JA

well no I didn't get paid as such though sometimes people did a bit of stash enhancing for me LOL mind you even with the work I do now I don't actually get paid in $ and for quiltshows I qualify as professional too though I know I'm no where near as good in the stitching part as the famous quilters :-S

oh I wish they did! make a team of designer , piecer and quilter and we'd win for sure!

I don't think that someone who produces quilt shows, is involved in quilting television programs, owns a quilt shop, sponsors quilt symposiums or retreats, or does historical research on quilting can automatically be considered a professional quilter; they may not know how to thread a needle, much less produce a professional quality quilt. In my opinion, you are not a professional quilter unless you are actually making and selling quilts. Otherwise you are simply in a quilt-related profession.

Julia in MN

Howdy!

When I worked at the LQS years ago there were 2 owners, one a fabulous quilter, Paula Baxley (who lost and then had this quilt returned after she'd made a copy that won several awards, including Arlington, Tx., Dallas & Paducah:

); she's a perfectionistand does the most exquisite quilt piecing, paper piecing, but doesn'tenjoy the actual quilting.Her partner did not / does not quilt, had no interest in learning toquilt, yet was the senior partner and therefore a "professional"in the quilting biz. The J.P.Krentz site has a good guideline but I'd wait a fewmore centuries before I'd carve it in stone or cast it in gold. Ragmop/Sandy--advanced quilter, professional quilter... don't take classes, don't machine quilt -- But I like what I do! 8->

Debra in VA See my quilts at

not weird - just looks like a quilter with a bit of hesitancy towards triangles

Oh Lord! That is beautfiul!

I'm biased against bias. LOL Debra in VA See my quilts at