As I am reading this post, I am thinking how easily I have "given others" the opportunity to affect how I feel about quilting. I have lost that "quilting mojo" and have not stitched anything since last July. I have STOPPED. My "beloved plain Jane sewing machine died" and I have been overwhelmed with all the brands, models, the shoulds, which means I don't have any kind of sewing machine. Fabric is another "should" and rulers still another "should." I have read and watched so many quilt shows, tutorials...how each step perfection is to be done, that I no longer enjoy quilting and just "hear the shoulds" and even my little "sewing area" is another "should." I don't even use the term, "I am a quilter" when anyone asks. Comments can change us and some of us are influenced. I have some "vintage quilts" and I love these quilts - the fabrics, colors, patterns, hand stitching. I wonder what these women would think of my "crazy attitude." I can hear them say, you foolish woman, what are you talking about. Get busy, sing a happy song, and take care of yourself, and of course, you are a quilter.