sewing clothes and wearables since I was a kid... DG taught me on a treadle with a knee-bar fitting when I was little. Made blankies from her scraps for my stuffed animals, and repaired my own skirts. I never called that quilting when i was little...
I actually avoided quilting like the plague because I am such a perfectionist... was afraid I'd never finish a project because I'd be too picky and such...
but one day I thought "I know nothing about quilting, but its all just math, I'll give this a shot"... so I planned a quilt on point, sashing & cornerstones, extensions of design into the borders... in my kids school colors, and my husband "claimed" it... wouldn't let me throw it away!
The rest is history. I hate the first quilt, I see every little booboo, but then started googling away, and the rest is history. Got lucky on FMQ and it is like 2nd nature to me... so now I am to the stage of designing my own panto designs, my own quilting stitch motifs, quilt patterns, etc. Have never looked back!!!