I also love the older quilt patterns and quilts. I am amazed at all the "art" quilts and fancy quilts. I am not talented enough to make those. I have over 2 dozen quilts my husband's grandmother made and gave us when we were married in 1969. Some of them she had made in the 40's and 50's. I use them and mend them from time to time.
I think in my other life I sat at a fireplace in a log cabin and quilted.