I recently read an article about that encompassed the "sewing world" of today. It basically said that younger newbies entering the "sewing" world today are more into experimenting and being more artistic with their use of patterns. To me...this is where many of today's quilters are going also. So many of us use patterns as "suggestions" and then personalize things...sometimes this leads in a very "art quilt" direction, sometimes in a more traditional direction. I totally think there is room for all in the quilting world and hate to see anyone "dissing" a direction that isn't their own.