A very dear friend of mine once told me the following: You can't be put down by anybody without a little help from yourself. I think you need to ignore the "others" out there and stick to what you like to do. I make prayers shawls for our church. I have also quilted items for them to sell at their fund raisers. Last Sunday, I took in 3 of them, only to be very rudely told:"we don't need anymore lap robes". Some of them can be used for either since we have men and women we give them to. I started to feel really unappreciated until I realized I had done nothing wrong. I am now giving ALL of my shawls, afghans, etc to Hospice for their patients. I volunteer for them and visit patients and I have made things for many of them. So, don't worry. IT IS YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR LIFE. Do with it whatever makes YOU happy.