Wow! to such wonderful inspirational stories! I, too, sewed in jr high home ec and 4H. When I was growing up my mom made most of my clothes. For a long time, after I was married, I did not sew. Making clothes never quite worked for me...I was never satisfied with the look/fit. Then one day I was admiring an appliqued sweatshirt at a festival...looked at the price and said, "Gee I could do that much cheaper!" So, I went home and promptly dug our my old machine. Then one day, for some reason, my car just made a stop at a store in a strip mall in a town about 30 miles from home. Going in I discovered it was a quilting store...complete with beautiful fabrics, project designs and, even better, CLASSES!!!! From then on, I have been hooked. I will say, you are all such inspirations and I check out this site frequently. I have trouble with finishing projects...I have several in various stages. And, you know...every child who is having trouble in HS geometry (like I did) should learn to quilt...I completely GET IT now!!! LOL