I made my first quilt when I was 12 (gosh that was 46 yrs ago!) but real quilting started for me in 1988. My youngest son just turned 1, my other sons were 6 & 8 and my FIL lived with us as well. I desperately needed some girl time. So I took a class which gave me the bug to want to learn more. Couldn't afford much in those days so I would go to the local fabric shop and gather fabrics to plan my quilt. When it was time to go home I put them all back. My second quilt was in 1989. I've been crazy over quilting ever since and I will talk fabric and quilting with any one. I guess I would say I'm obsessive.