I find it very difficult to finish something unless it has a Home to go to, be that my sofa or someone elses.
So much of what I do right now is class samples and often I come up with new deisgns at short notice and don't have time to quilt items. But this weekend I was offered a new course which had some specific criteria attached and I adpated two blocks from another course and made a wall hanging. yes, made from start to finish including putting a hanging sleeve on!!!! Okay so it isn't labeled yet, but that involves getting the embroidery machine out.
I have quilts layered and ready to quilt that have been layered up for years. Once they are quilted I do tend to get on and bind them fairly quickly. but I had one that stayed unbound for a few years. It was intended as a gift for someone who I realised would not apreciate it, then the second intended recipient, I fell out with, so it wasn't until a particlualry harsh few days of winter when I relised I needed an extra quilt for my bed. It was bound before the end of the day and now has a happy home on my own bed.
Don't beat yourself up, If you enjoy the process do that enjoy the process.
It is sad about the local guilds I know I left one here becasue of the pushyness of the organisers. I was either expected to always teach the others (for free) and/ or to do the group project which was always hand sewing. I don't do hand piecing and I don't like hand quilting so I stopped going. Fortunately there are at least twoother lovely guilds local to me where My skills as a teacher are valued and not exploited and my need to be a Student and a quilter for my own sake not just a teacher is just as important to them as thier own work.
I envy your wholecloth quilting exploits and the beautiful results. You have inspired me to take sometime out and just play with my machine again, and hone my Machine quilting skills.
Good luck with all your projects you choose to do.
Becks