I take pictures of what I make ... then I can look back and see how I have grown.. better at this and trying new things. But I know what you mean. There are a couple that I cringe at. My great niece has one that I know is awful but she loves. And one time I was there and my little great niece asked me to fix a little part of it... which I did and my niece said "now honey see how special your quilt is this is one of the first ones Aunt Teresa made and she made it just for you". she made it sound like the first works for a great artist and the first ones are more valuable ha ha ha