I am absolutely at the mercy of my moods, plus I have some health problems that figure into the equation. I neither quilt nor go shopping when I feel bad physically or mentally, because then it becomes an unpleasant chore and I'm more vulnerable to making horrible mistakes. BUT, when I'm in the mood to quilt, it is such a great creative outlet. Also, I have at least 3 quilt projects going all at once, in various rooms of the house, so that I can piece, hand quilt, machine quilt, machine embroider or do applique, depending on what I feel like doing. It's not that I have a short attention span, but I have a real picky one!