This is the biggest reason I do not join anything and teach myself to make what I like. I don't pay lots of money for fabrics. I have never made an heirloom quilt and at 66 I don't ever plan to. I give away lots of my quilts, my choice of colors, who gets one and what pattern. I try to always please myself and don't care what anyone else thinks and just keep sewing. Everyone loves the one or ones they get. Quilting is now all the hobby type thing I do and I'm not changing a thing. So glad you finally learned all this.