Thanks for the information. I knew that if I put out here, I would get helpful suggestions. You all are so great and I feel lucky to have found this site. I'm feeling a bit more confident now, and I thank you for that.
Klue, it sounds like you have a mighty fine set up there, and I can only imagine your work is incredible. Without knowing what your work looks like, I can tell you mine is nothing like it. I'm a pretty "okay" quilter with some creative ideas, but pretty "okay" doesn't bring in the big bucks.
Last night I decided to focus mostly on baby items, and after reading your responses, I know I made the right decision. Someone told me that baby quilts always sell. I had not thought about softbooks, Terri, but am very interested in looking into those now, but I have to tell you that it surprised me that your totes didn't sell -- that was also something I had thought about making :? . And my mother, God bless her, is going to give me her embroidery machine, as she said she will never use it again (she's quite ill with cancer). I've never used one before, but she said it was easy to learn and she has oodles of embroidery software and accessories.
I live in the Denver area and there are always craft shows that I can check out and "test the waters". Someone, here on the board, suggested the flea markets, too, which was a great idea.
Again, thank you all.