My favorite part is the Dreaming It Up stage. I love to take nature pictures and I see how they can be translated into quilts.
I love fabrics and before I started to teach myself to quilt, I told my husband I must be a collector because I see fabrics I just have to have in my stash. Well, my stash grew over a few years before I started cutting any of them. I was afraid I would ruin them. Then I bought a book on applique and I just got started. I love to embroider so applique suits me. Now I have a few quilt tops done and am ready to learn how to finish them.
I had to medically retire from teaching eight years ago and have missed the creativity of it. Quilting has brought the joy of being creative back into my life. I look forward to the joy of sharing my quilts with my loved ones.