I guess i'm a weird - Neither my Mom nor Gram sewed...i did - from my HEc preteen days - my own clothes, then later my daughter's...made small quilt projects over the years without really knowing the "rules". But as i got into quilting more, for me, it's both "therapy" and a chance to express myself. Let's face it, despite wishing i could, i'll never write the great American novel, or paint a Mona Lisa, or play / write music - but i can make something that's pretty, that someone can use and enjoy, and that makes me happy...with the added bonus of having fun teaching my grand-daughters to quilt !