I agree that we can be way too hard on ourselves about our own work. But don't you think we do it for just about everything - not just our quilting?? Whether it's compliments on a quilt, an outfit, our new couch, the list goes on - we tend to downplay good comments & often (even as said before), disagree with the admirer! Yet if no one said a kind word, we'd be ticked! It's hard to be gracious & humble, but I've found the simplest way to respond is to just smile & say 'Thank you. I really enjoyed making this one'. And be done.