My sister took a quilting class & then would show me what she learned. Made my first quilt for my first granddaughter & she is 25 now. My sister did not continue but I was really bit by the bug. So 25 years for me. I constantly do the math for how many more quilts I can make before I die so am going to machine quilting so I can make more to use up my huge stash. Love it so much!