I have been quilting for two years, and I really enjoy it. I started when I was given some fabric, and a machine. I decided to do it, and muddled through my first quilt - some cottons, some not. All blue, 9 or so inch square. It was a twin sized quilt, and I didn't have a seam allowance, none of my points were matched, etc.
The next one was worse...
Then, I found out about swaps, and started doing stuff like block swaps, secret pal swaps, and doll quilt swaps. I got a lot better, and can now say I feel like a quilter. I do pick out patterns in tiles, and I would prefer to quilt over almost anything else. Wasn't like that when I started.
I do all of my sewing on a treadles sewing machine. I enjoy it and it is fun to do. I sort of collect them - I have21 machines, and 12 of them are treadles...
My favorite one is in my profile picture, my davis vertical feed!!