In 1999 my sister and I visited the Amish area near Lancaster PA. I fell in love and was hooked immediately. I was raising two daughters at the time and couldn't afford the larger bed size quilts. I was able to purchase a beautiful wall-hanging and ended up decorating my living room around the wall hanging. Needless to say, as soon as I got home, I taught myself to quilt, not an easy task, almost gave up numerous times, but stuck with it. Still in love with quilting. Kathy