Originally Posted by renee765

Okay, this is just my humble opinion so take it for what it's worth. It sounds to me like you haven't yet come across the pattern that 'touches your soul' - the pattern that you lay awake at night thinking about colors and fabrics for - the pattern that you want to make no matter what it takes. I have found, personally, that if I don't absolutely feel in love with the pattern before I start, I lose interest and have to force myself to finish, and it begins to feel like a punishment. Instead of looking at patterns in terms of how to put them together, try looking at patterns as to how they make you feel. Again, just my humble opinion.