There are so many skill levels and personal preferences represented on this board that I feel we each need to respect the effort made by our members presenting their work for our viewing. Who are we to judge another? Quilts are like people, none of them are perfect. I remember making my first quilt and not even wanting to show it to anyone because I knew it wasn't up to the standard of an experienced quilter. Yet I made that first quilt without any help while I was waiting for the birth of my first child. It carried all the love and hopes and dreams I had for him. He didn't care what it looked like. He still doesn't care that it isn't as pretty as the quilts I make now after years of experience. He cherishes it and keeps it still, as tattered and worn as it is and to him it is still beautiful. They are both 38 years old now. If someone had said the wrong thing to me about that quilt I may never have made another effort. I may not have gone on to take classes and expand my horizons and become better. My quilts today wouldn't win any prizes. I know that and frankly I don't care. I give them proudly from my heart, where criticism does not live. Ann in TN