I started sewing in high school, then moved on to other crafts...crochet, knit, needlepoint, cross stitch. Enjoy them all. About 10 years ago I was at a friend's house and she was hand quilting a quilt for her daughter. I was totally impressed. She grew up in a Mennonite community, so quilting was always something she did. Not too long after that she subbed for me when my mom died. When I got back, she and my class had made me a quilt. They drew pictures with fabric crayons of things I love. I decided if 9 year olds could do it maybe I could. 5 years ago, she convinced me if I could sew a straight line, I could quilt. She found an easy pattern, talked me through a lot of it, and I havent' stopped since. We shared many special times for 4 more years. She died last year from cancer, but every time I sit at my machine, I think of her and know she is laughing at how smitten I've become. I have a niece I'm trying to convince she can quilt. So far she's not biting :)