All of us who participate in this forum are quilters or we wouldn't be spending precious time here. We are all different in the ways we approach quiltmaking. We all have our strengths and challenges. Personally, I am challenged by not being artistic and I greatly admire the work of those of you who are artistic. I can analyze and graph out most pieced patterns. My color choices are rather mechanical-I love going to the paint store and getting color chips that feature coordinating color schemes and then shopping for matches. I buy patterns because they are shortcuts to the process. I see all too many commercial patterns that claim to be original work-but are not. So, we seek our comfort level to be a creator of lovely things. It is a new year and I am ready to make new things.