When I go to the big quilt shows I enjoy looking at the fancy ones that always win - I chuckle at the way they are done, knowing that they sure wouldn't work on a bed. But, they are in the art area, not the daily use area. That is fine with me, I go to quilt shows to see what others are doing, not because I want to emulate them, but to enjoy the overdone magnificence that others enjoy. I do think alot of it is simply the compatition that resides in many of us, and that's ok too, I wouldn't want to live in a world where everyone was the same and we didn't progress. As for me I'll keep hand piecing and hand quilting and going to the shows to see what others are up to!