No, you are not the only one that think plain borders are boring. I do think that a lot of people get tired by the time they get the blocks pieced that they don't want to piece the border also. They just want to get the quilt finished. I know I have felt that way. But I do enjoy the pieced borders. I've done a few quilts without borders, just made extra blocks and have thought they have looked great. I have also done a couple of quilts that have had scrappy borders, and some wall hangings that have had pieced borders. Sally Schneider has a book that is all about pieced borders and how to plan them, because they have to be the right size to fit the center. Also Judy L. at Patchwork Pieces blog (I think that is the right name) makes a lot of her quilts with pieced borders and they are beautiful.