“In my crazy brain it’s free”...haha so true! I have total amnesia about the time and money I spend. And hypocritical as it may be, I too don’t want to pay what a quilt is truly worth. I don’t know what that says about me...
I have a small Etsy shop where I sell some patterns and other miscellaneous projects, but by and large I get SO MUCH more satisfaction out of giving my quilts away. In fact that’s my resolution for this year, to mail off most of my quilts to friends and family as a surprise. I know the risks involved in gifting, but I also know the recipients so I don’t expect much negative feedback. The point is, giving feels good so I try to focus on that. But I feel your pain of your work not being properly valued. In the end you do it because you love to, and that’s enough.