I hear ya on that. I actually have a red, white & blue quilt I'm working on now, which is planned on being mine (my birthday is July 5th).
I did buy a quilt kit a little while back for a black and white quilt which I also decided is MINE (never bought a quilt kit before). I do have the fabric all washed, but that is as far as it has gotten.
The red, white and blue is from one of the BOM from here, the Scottish Cross.