I have always sewn. I made my own wedding dress. When my daughters were little I made all their clothes. Beautiful Daisy Kingdom dress, t-shirts, PJ's etc. But as they got older they didn't want "home made" any more. But I still wanted to sew. So I turned to quilting. I am never going back. I love it. I work full time and I want to retire so I can quilt more. But that won't be for another 10 years or more. I quilt as much as I can working full time. My husband feels neglected at times.