I feel your pain. Being the second youngst in a family of seven I always felt and still do actually, that my opinion never mattered. By the time I came along compliments were few and far between. It's unfortunate it's so hard to shake that negative baggage. Do you have quilting friends? If not we could be them. Post your quilts on this board and I'm sure you will get plenty of encouragement. By the way, I like making the tops but don't really enjoy the actually quilting part because I'm not very good at it. So let's see your quilts!