Just Because You CAN Make Something Doesn't Mean That You SHOULD

I have been perusing sewing and pattern websites recently.  I have found some great stuff, but I have also seen some things that lead me to think only one thing:

Why?

A cloth flower arrangement.

Big stuffed cone things that stand in a corner for decoration.

A child's quilt that would give a small child nightmares for years, and probably drive him into therapy as an adult.

A decorative...uh...thing....for carrying in firewood.

Seriously?

And doesn't the world have enough kids running around wearing ugly pointy hats? Think about all the husbands forced to wear ugly, ill-fitting sweaters, and all the relatives who pretend to be excited about those handmade salt and pepper cozies.

I've never even heard of a child saying, "Please, may I have an embroidery hoop monster for Christmas?"

Don't get me wrong.  I definitely believe in loving something because so much love went into making it, and I'm sure that some of my relatives are going to open their homemade gifts from me and force a grateful smile (or be grateful that they live far away so they don't even have to pretend to like it).

But sometimes, folks in the sewing and crafting world need to just say "no."