I just fell in love with the craft. I am self taught, nobody really sewed/quilted in my family. When I first started, somebody told me I wasn't "any good" at it because I was off a lot on my measurements.
I took that as a challenge and have placed 2nd and 3rd in our counties Folk Festival quilt show. The person who told me I "wasn't any good" put stuff in to be judged and didn't place! HEHEHEHEHE