I have a friend that only buys kits as they are all "ready to go." I have a friend who only makes quilts of her own design and I have a friend who paints and dyes her own fabrics. I have tried all of these, but basically buy my fabric and use patterns and make my own designs. Wherever my muse takes me, I go willynilly.
Quilters do all kinds of things in all different kinds of ways. I hated math and until I got to using it to quilt it never made sense to me. Now, I have learned the math. note: If I can learn, you can too.