Originally Posted by Krisb

If people want to make fast and easy quilts, especially for charity or to gift a large family, there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing so. It is great joy to make someone happy with the gift of a quilt. And certainly we all learn as we go along and what is easy for one now wasn't easy for them at an earlier time, or for a less experienced person.

The article really isn't about that. Mark's article talks about losing the joy of the process itself because of an overemphasis on the finished product and an arbitrary timeline for completion. I also seldom buy quilting mags and have let all subscriptions other than Quilters Newsletter expire.