Originally Posted by jbsstrawberry

Because I love to sew, and quilting was a new challenge. I researched quilting to death before I actually attempted it. Then I found a BOM here on the board that I loved so much I had to give it a try. I piddled and piddled making little experiments here and there after that first block.
Then my nephew was diagnosed with cancer, I decided to make a quilt for his benefit (along with several wonderful ladies here who kindly and gererously donated quilts to the cause). When I showed the top to my dad, who was on home hospice care for cancer of his own...he looked at me and said..."You're so smart, and talented. You can do just about anything ya know. Lisa this is really 'perty'" (Dad was from KY hence the perty LOL). It was the only time I can remember him complimenting anything I did. Now I love quilting even more, because Mom shared with me a few months ago, that even though he didn't tell me personally, he bragged about "Lisa's talents" to anyone that would listen to him. He really was proud of me, so now I do it to honor that pride he felt all along, but couldn't tell me about directly.