My mom worked hard raising 7 kids but didn't sew. My maternal grandmother sewed some but mostly knit and crocheted. I learned to crochet at 13 after Gram taught my older sister who then taught me, sewing I learned in home-ec in high school, then my marvelous MIL got me started knitting at 22 . Sewed mainly clothes for myself in 70's & 80's but that mostly stopped when I fell in love with quilting in late 80's after seeing a cousin's tied quilts at a family gathering. I am mostly self-taught with a modest library of quilt books and a pretty good stash. I also borrow books from our local library & have several magazine subscriptions. I absolutely love quilt shows and partiularly scrap quilts and can spend hours just planning one and picking out just the fabrics! I get antsy if I go more than 2 days without some quality time with my sewing machine! I enjoy the whole process and do my own FMQ since I can't afford to send them out to be quilted. Enjoy working on several projects at once (to avoid boredom) and am disciplined enough to finish most of what I start. Other favorite ativities are reading and gardening. Love this board which has already taught me so much - thank you all!