Originally Posted by Afton
So I'm a quilting novice, I've made a couple, but hand pieced and quilted, and I wing the patterns for the most part. My family is very encouraging and impressed with my work. But... my dad won't stop insisting that I should turn it into a business and my sister gives lots of "advice."
Do any of you feel your creativity can be stifled by too much input? Do you have an artistic temperament? How do you deal with criticism?
I go to a painting group. I have been to sewing groups. I overheard a woman say "what a waste of talent" because I am not selling my stuff.
I just do it for me, for fun. I have no interest in making money from it.
Even my son, 30 yrs old, (thinking he was making a brilliant comment) said, "You could sell those paintings for more than the $50 they charge at Wal-mart!"
ROFL