My niece did the same thing when I asked her for ideas for her quilt over the Christmas time. When I asked her if she preferred traditional vs modern, she asked "what's traditional?"
I explained it that traditional has a set pattern, and you try to get your seams straight and your points matched etc.
Modern allows for more wonky things, unusual color combos and allows for some creativity in the process (read: mistakes are just taken in stride:)
She chose modern, and in purple and blue please.
So be it.