I like the older quilts and fabric selections as well. The quilt magazines for the last three years or so have focused on designers that offer busier fabrics/simpler designs. They are pretty but I find that I can't use them except in quilts that favor large prints such as the OBW or large polka dot quilts (the ones where you applique large circles onto an equally busy background). Of course, you have to understand that I remember when a rotary cutter was a new tool...lol.