My Mother made quilts for as long as I could remember. I had absolutely no interest in cutting apart fabric to sew it back together again. However I did make some quilts that were needed for my kids beds. One day a friend ask me if I would like to join a quilt guild they were organizing and I said yes. I went to the guild meetings and enjoyed them but still didn't want to make a quilt. I was working at a craft/fabric store at this time and a lady brought in some blocks that she had cut out in a star pattern and ask me if I would sew the blocks for her which I did. Also, while working at this store I pieced 5 or 6 quilts for them to sell. My quilting just seemed to take off from there. I love going to classes and retreats and can't wait to get going this spring. My biggest regret is that I didn't learn to love quilting while my mom was alive so we could have quilted together. She could have taught me alot that I had to learn other ways.