I first tried quilting as a teenager to use up some of the scraps that I had already accumulated from sewing clothing for myself and my sisters. I didn't actually finish that quilt until I was 32 and wanted a quilt for my little girl's first "big bed". Then I started stitching baby quilts as all my friends and family were having babies. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, I realized that quilting was my sanity saver and I've been at it ever since. With a big family, someone always needs a quilt. I have managed to make quilts for my kids and all of my nieces and nephews (more than 25 in total) and now it's time to start over as some of those early quilts are starting to show a lot of wear and my first great niece just arrived and needs an Aunt Penny quilt too!