Cindi, l'm also a very experienced sewist and quilter, and l feel as you do about entering shows, but for a different reason. My work is primarily done for charity and gifts, so l like to use what fabrics are handy, and spend my free time dreaming up the design and making it nice, but in a reasonable time frame. I have no desire to show for the " look what l can do" factor...guess l'm just not a competitor,lol.