I think the old way is better, because, it was something that was handed down, what is left to our kids, nothing, because my daughter has no desire to learn how to sew or quilt. Back when I was growing up if you wanted to learn that was fine and if you didn't that was fine also, I like memories and this is part of that. I know how to hand quilt and machine but no one to pass it down to. I have quilts from my step mother, all she did was hand quilt, she never owned a machine.