The art quilts are truly beautiful and done by artists but there will always be a place for the traditional quilts. I lean toward traditional quilting also but I see so many gorgeous machine quilted quilts. There is room for everything at the shows and hopefully those in charge recognize the beauty of all of them.
I want my quilts to be used but I read here one time where someone was appalled when she saw a quilt she gifted on someone's bed. To me there is nothing like the feeling of sleeping under a quilt that is old and soft. I'm using some that are 50 years old and every time I see them I think of the maker.