I agree that today's quilts seem to be more about the quilting than the piecing. Sometimes you don't even notice the piecing pattern because the quilting overwhelms it. a lot of it is done computerized. So how is that any better than bought.
Don't get me wrong. I'm in total awe of the gorgeous quilting some longarmers are capable of free hand. I know I could never do it.
But I tend towards the simple quilt it together as a functional part. Maybe that's cuz I can't do it and paid once to have one done. And am too cheap to ever pay again.