I have to agree with you both. Yes, I'm in awe of the intricate micro-quilting and the perfect feathers, etc. seen at the national quilt shows. I truly appreciate the 400 frazillion hours it took to come up with the perfect design and execute it with no mistakes. But I have to work and clean the house and cook and all that other life stuff and I only have a few hours each week to piece or quilt. So I have to decide what is important to me. I want a pretty quilt that is comfortable to sleep under, and I would like to get a few finished each year. I decided a couple of years ago that the fabric, colors, and pattern were what I love the most. I have a sit-down Tiara machine and am able to get some "good enough" quilting done on the ones I finish, and that is fine with me! The few people I have given quilts to are like me - they pay attention to the color and pattern and not the actual quilting, so it works all around.