I'm a traditional hand quilter - more conservative than the today's machine quilter. I prefer to work with templates although I will use the rotary cutting when needed for shashing and projects that requires it. I also prefer to use scissors for my cutting. My preference is samplers and patchwork and although I believed I didn't have a style have definitely seen a Patty style evolve over my 46 + years of learning how to quilt and still learning.