I threw out a small project that kept sapping my energy, joy, creative juices. I wanted to be a trooper, to congratulate myself for resourcefulness, to figure out a way to like it more, but it was just plain ugly. I would put it away and bring it out later. Uglier. Finally, I said to myself, "You throw out meals you couldn't stand--why keep trying to salvage this hot mess?" I mean, I felt so awful just looking at it that I couldn't even give it to Goodwill. Since then, I have given away one UFO that I tried hard to love because I custom designed it as a project bag, lined and everything with pockets for my rulers. What did I learn from it? Don't use fabrics you don't like! That was the kicker--the colors did nothing for me.