I have been quilting since July. I saw an episode of Sewing with Nancy and she was quilting and I thought, I can do that. Started researching online, went to a quilt shop 40 mi away the next weekend. Two weekends later, 25 yr old sewing machine I bought for $99 at a motel showing broke and my DH bought me a Bernina 230PE the end of August.
My favorite blocks to actually do are the simple blocks. Although I tend to go for more complicated. Working on finishing up my 3rd quilt for my grandson. I designed it myself on graph paper with colored pencils. It is sailboats. His birthday is in May so I'd better hurry.