Thanks for the compliment but everyone has to start somewhere Bridgette! I started because I was bored with three little ones at home and I was a stay at home wife. I was tired of 4 walls and nothing to do but watch tv and read. My DHs comment at the time was you have three kids to talk to! Yeah right! They were 3 4 and 5 at the time! Some scintallating conversations!! LOL So I decided to learn to quilt. i got a book through the mail and watched tv quilt shows. Otherwise it was trial and error. It is now my passion in life after my grands!!! LOL My efforts in the first few years weren't all that great! I cringe now thinking that the things I made back then probably fell apart!! LOL