As my work is all free hand I spend time with the owner of the quilt to see what they had in mind. Feather's do seem the rage but I also find about half of those who request them do so because they don't have that motif represented in their personal collection of quilts. When quilts go to a computerized operator the different sections need to be discussed as the default is an overall pattern. If you say "some" feathers you might just get all feathers. Its fast to do a single motif.