I think it is a matter of choice, some quilters work and just don't have the time to go back to grandma's way..... Grandma used to have to cook on a wood stove, go to the outhouse, no air conditioning,no refrigeration, she had to sew by the light of a kerosene lamp, and had to make her quilts from old discarded clothes. I love the old traditional quilts but I also like all of the modern conveniences even all of the gadgets... Just my opinion... everyone has one