i have been sewing since 7th grade,i have always wanted to learn to sew but my mother would never let me touch her sewing machine,so when i married in 1968 my husband brought me a used portabe sewing machine and started sewing some home decor and for my some clothes for my kids ,quilting i started late in 1993 and just fell in love with quilting i took a class for my frist quilt but have been on my own since then ,you can say i learned the rest myself just by books and quilt tv shows