I have always been into crafts, since I was a little girl. I started sewing in the early 70's when knits were popular. A friend came over with her new pants she had just made and I thought - I can do that! And I did, making matching T shirts for the family and shorts for myself and little son and pants for us too. Then I went on to oil painting, counted cross stictch, crewel work, and eventually quilting in the late 80's. I still do other things like raised Iroquios beadwork and have tried my hand at handmade lace which is beautiful but not for me. Considering the amount of UFO's I have I will be quilting for a very long time.