Does anyone ever feel guilty like me when you are looking at a quilt that's not your style, or you don't like something about it and you don't just ooh and aah over it as a result? I really seriously do appreciate all the work that goes into it, I honestly do, but sometimes I don't care for the design, or the colors, or it's too busy, or.....the list can be endless.

Quilts are art. You need not to like them to appreciate the work involved. To each his (her) own. The world would be very boring if we all liked the same thing.

Guilt is a wasted emotion - sucks your energy and gives you nothing.
Everyone has different tastes. What appeals to you may not to another.
Thank goodness we are different - otherwise all our quilts would look alike!

To each his own I say...I don't fall in Love with everything but I sure can admire what it took to get them finished.

I agree!

While I don't "feel guilty" I have had the same reaction to some quilts.
They might not be "my" taste but incredible works of art/love/dedication.

Even if I don't like some aspect of a quilt. I try to find one good thing about the quilt that I can take away and try for myself. I have seen some really really really awful(to me) color and pattern combos. But the piecing and quilting were spectacular. all their points met up and their hand quilting was beyond fab. gave me something to aspire to. but at the same time I would have chosen different fabrics. it is all about our own specific tastes. I don't feel guilty about not liking their fabric choices. It was their tastes that brought them to that combo, not mine.

I don't feel guilty, but I do understand what you are talking about. We all have different tastes. I know that color and contrast are the main thing I am drawn to, and it doesn't bother me. When I make a quilt I try to make it in colors that the recipient will like, but sometimes it is difficult when I don't have the same preferences.

I don't feel guilty, but I understand what you mean. I like the traditional quilting and while I respect the talent for the "art" quilts, they are not anything I will ever do or own.

Same sentiments. Just because "I" don't like it, who cares? It's not the total end result, but rather the journey of the finished product that is inspiring.

How many of us have made something we don't like ourselves and so many here on the board have offered to take it home with them?

Attitude and perspective.