Originally Posted by pittsburgpam
Need to adjust my expectations about reactions to my work.
I've thought about this statement a lot since I saw it. My first reaction was to scream NO! You have every right to expect great reactions, that quilt has a huge amount of effort put into it, it's stunning.
Then I started to think "maybe you're right". When I made quilts for my neice and nephew, out of their late father's clothes, I fully expected my sister (their mum) to not appreciate either the time involved, or the random nature of the colours. She is very sophisticated in her tastes, and these quilts were scrappy colours. But she absolutely loved them, and most surprisingly, recognised how much effort they had taken. I knew she would appreciate them, but the extent of it was a pleasant surprise. I kept my expectations low, it was enough for me that I knew what was involved, and that my partner had seen how much effort it took.
There are a lot of things in life that look easy, but aren't. And the catch is... if you've done a fabulous job it WILL look like it was easy. ;-)
And that's what this place is for.... we know how much work has gone into it, we appreciate the time it's taken and we certainly know the pain of seams that don't quite match and have to be redone. We know you don't just "whip up" a quilt of that calibre.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't let their lack of reactions get you down. We think you're just wonderful! :-)