No, it's not just you. That has been my experience too. As someone who does my own quilting on my domestic machine, I go to quilt shows to get inspiration and ideas as to how to quilt my own quilts. The last couple of shows there is so little quilting that is not custom or done on a long arm that I don't see anything that I can relate to. I see beautiful quilts, but it just makes me wish I had a long arm so I can keep up!