I agree with Jan and Misty's Mom. There are so many things that haven't been invented yet to make our quilting life easier, but at the moment can't think of any. The one thing I've seen, but do not have is an automatic needle threader, as well as an automatic thread cutter that I've seen on some of the newer models. At the very least I believe there will be new tools to make our quilting easier, from cutting to piecing to machine quilting on domestic machines. The possibilities are endless.