I really enjoyed this thread because each of us is different and different is okay with me. I am a 'closet' quilter because I'm a newbie and I hand piece and hand quilt small quilts from kits and I can't afford to make a wrong cut and I'm not to crazy about having to rip a seam out either. It has nothing to do with being ashamed of anything. It's my happy zone which I need every now and then or I would become a miserable person.