I make quilts just so I have an excuse to buy lots of different bits of gorgeous fabric.
I'm an artsy-crafty kind of gal, and my favorite handicrafts are things that can be made to be functional as well as being art, and quilts fit that perfectly. I also love that quilting connects me back to both of my grandmothers.
I get to indulge my desires to surround myself in color and hone a skill...and then I get to give this tangible thing away to someone I care about; this thing like a hug trapped within a pretty envelope... What's not to love!?
But really...it's all about my magpie-like need to have pretty things I can put my hands all over. Everything else is just an awesome bonus! Hah!
