What a fascinating thread this is! I've seen (online) hundreds of quilts I admire but would not want to own, while some I actually covet; hundreds more I think are downright ugly but still like parts of; patterns and techniques that I dislike and then see made up in colors or combinations that I love. The styles I usually like, such as scrappy or bargello, have included some of the ugliest finished products as well as some of the most pleasing. If I ever make it to the point I can create art quilts I will consider myself accomplished, while thinking that some of the ones I've seen have been horrid. I've been collecting pictures and patterns I might like to make someday, and a few are (currently, might change ;) ) in my "Make These!" file. Wouldn't life be rather boring without all our variety and differences of opinion, as well as the opportunity to change preferences at will? Or as the plaque on my wall says, "I'm easy to get along with, as long as you do things my way." :mrgreen: