I vividly remember when I turned 30 -- eons ago -- I had ARRIVED -- I thought that no one would be able to boss me around any more and that I was queen of the hill.
I loved being 30 even if all that stuff wasn't real.
Do what pleases you as far as quilting goes. There are a lot of quilt snobs as well as all sorts of orther snobs in this world -- Just ignore those unhappy folks