I would never have become a quilter without today's tools. I found it much too tedious to trace and cut out templates, sew tons of individual pieces, and lost interest early in the process when I was younger. When I discovered rotary cutting and strip piecing, that is when I knew I would enjoy the craft.
Jinny Beyer facinates me. She is a hand piecer and uses templates, scissors, needle and thread, all the time. I saw her on Simply Quilts showing people her techniques, and she commented that it took her the same amount of time to make a quilt all by hand as it did using machines, because she spent all her free time on road trips, working on quilts (hubby drove), keeping all pieces in plastic bags, hand sewing patches, etc. Her quilt "Windows" is a testimony to her amazing talent, as is everything she does. She has the talent, creativity, and patience, that I am severely lacking.
Diane