Thanks! I didn't even quilt until 2002. I was more into hand embroidery at that point, and the company I was working for at the time downsized me. Well, there was enough from that to buy a sewing machine that I'd had my eye on. Another shocker, mind you, because prior to that point, the mere sight of a sewing machine would send me running for the hills! The catch here was that it was embroidery-capable--and that made all the difference. Later that year, I went to work for the same company that made the sewing machine (Husqvarna Viking) as a sales girl. I was the only one of us who didn't quilt. Do you think I'd let that fly? No way! The rest, as they say, is history! :)