Hi, I have sewed for years starting with my Grandmother when I was old enough to reach the peddle. I have been quilting for the last 8 years, and have been hooked from the first quilt. I'm in a quilt group of 8 ladies and we are called the "Batty Blockheads". We have about 75 years of quilting knowledge between us. A BIG HELLO to all the quilters out there.