David:
I also think quilting has been too modernized. I like to sit with a piece of graph paper and design the quilt then make the pattern. However, that is not everyone's cup of tea. My family was raised differently - to the point that an Amish family in Ohio thought we used to be Amish. We always used what we had and made do with it. I have progressed to using the disposable cutting mats from the Dollar Tree as template material instead of using the quilter's template plastic. There is quite a difference in price. I guess I just prefer being primitive.