It depends...
The first quilts I made I hand cut all of the pieces. I prefer my rotary cutter(s) and mats.
My first machine was a Sears machine that was fairly simple with only a few stitches. I prefer my Elna Quilters Queen I bought 6 years ago with all of it's "Bells and Whistles". I'd love to be a long armer, but do not have the space nor the $$
I iron a lot of my clothing still, along with my quilting projects. I prefer my steam iron to the spray bottle, however there is a spray bottle on my ironing board.
I don't have the newest gadgets with the die cuts etc. I prefer to spend that $$ on other items, and it seems like there is much waste when you use one (I may be wrong), but oh my gosh I can still hear my mother talking about wasting fabric when you cut it "wrong".
I have several marking pencils, not liquid ones, some are better than others, and I prefer the ones that work.
I have never been interested in hand piecing or needle turn. I do not have the time(darn job) nor the patience(darn me) but that is who I am. And, since I crochet, that satisfies my need for "hand work".
I do the things I enjoy with the time I have, but in all of the years that I have done this, I agree that I will never have the newest, the best, or the brightest tools in the box.
Happy quilting.
Susan