I watched my mom sew while growing up so at 8 I started to sew in 4-H. My first project was a knit t-shirt that I still have. My mom always loved quilts and would buy quilt books and patterns, but was never sure how to do it. About 10 years ago she made a rag quilt as a baby present. She helped me make some for presents that same year and since then I have never looked back. I took all of her books and read and read and read and taught myself. My mom now jokes and calls me the quilt expert :)