My great grandma, grandma, mom and all the aunts have always quilted and they were all very elaborate and fancy. I didn't want anything to do with it. Years later, one of my friends, who was a quilter, had made a Yellow Brick Road out of the most beautiful fall fabrics. I took one look at it and thought "hmmm...that one doesn't look too hard or too elaborate" and I LOVED the fabric. So I went to the LQS, got the fabric and pattern and a ruler and a cutting mat and came home and made my first one. That was almost 10 years ago and I've been hooked ever since. Still won't do fancy or elaborate and refuse to do applique :)