I was working part time at a local fabric store that had a pretty big quilting department (much better than JoAnn's, and closer to everyone than Keepsake). After 2 months of seeing all these gorgeous quilts come in for border matching, or cutting stacks of bolts for the next big project, I decided I needed to learn. I figured I'd been sewing for 15 years, how hard could it be to teach myself to quilt? I picked up Ursula Reikes 'More Quits for Baby, Easy as ABC' and away I went! Haven't looked back since. =)