Margaret, you could be describing me!! I'm self-taught, a solitary quilter, and after 40+ years of nursing, I hate to go out.
I quilt for ME--I make what I want and finish what I like and then some get thrown in the back of the closet. I love to piece and sew but hate the quilting part because I'm terrible at it. I show DH and get "oh that's nice" but I don't have any one to share with either. But that's okay. I love what I do.
You're right about this board. I've learned so much here. One thing I've found is encouragement. I'm doing the Farmers Wife Sampler quilt with the group here and it's been fun. Think about joining a swap, or a group here. People always need quilts for their charities-search someone out here and send some stuff to them. I just sent some things to RedGarnet22-it felt good, she loved them, they're going to a worthy cause, and I can sew some more things without adding to my stack.
Love what you do!!