I enjoyed this conversation a lot! One thing I am willing to do is quilt small baby quilts for Project Linus that fellow guild members make. It gives me a chance to try different techniques and no gets upset if it's not perfect. That kind of job is a hassle for people with a longarm, but easy on my sitdown Sweet Sixteen. But I would say that another way to say no is to say, "I'm sorry." Then add whatever reason you prefer - you are too busy or it's too expensive, or may no reason at all. I truly am sorry not to be able to jump into everyone's project ideas, but the answer is still no. Now I need to get back to the quilting I'm doing for a fellow quilt member so I can start the one my sister asked me to quilt for her. I'm looking forward to doing it, though I just discovered that one side of her quilt is two 3" blocks shorter than the other. Hmm. I do enjoy a challenge!