Good question...... When I was little my dad bought mom a sewing machine over seas when he was in the Navy. She wasn't interested. She did everything by hand..... So Dad taught us girls to sew on it... I was ohhhhhhhh maybe 5 -6..... Dad made me a green dress...... :D I sewed all thru high school........ 6 periods of sewing & 1 other class. I had all my credits when we moved here. I always had a "dream" of quilting, but felt I wasn't good enough..... THEN I got to watching Quilt In A Day..... And through the show I thought. I can do that.... I've done that, ok thats easy enough...... May this year I found the forum while looking for "beginner" patterns online , Bought a new Brother CS6000i sewing machine and I fell in love FAST...... Hrmmmmmmmm. My favorite quilt? I guess I have to say my sons Skull quilt. It was different then anything I'd ever made.... :D