I have been sewing since I was probably 6 years old and mom would let us use her sewing machine. We started out just sewing scraps together and claiming it was doll clothes. I made a lot of clothing for my 4 kids. Eventually I did several weddings. I got bored with this and started making purses. I have always been know for my creativity making crafts. One day I bought fabric for a purse and was starring at it trying to come up with a design for the purse. I just randomly decided it really looked like a quilt. I had never quilted and didn't know anyone who did. I looked up a quilt shop and went and talked to them and picked a pattern. I did one of Carol Doaks paper pieced stars from her 50 stars book. THe owner of the shop said it was a little hard for a first quilt but I just had to do it.She gave me a 5 minute demo on paper piecing and the rest is history. I made 64 of the blocks rotating the colors around to make 4 different versions of it. And the rest is history. I have been quilting for 8 years.
I find it a great outlet for the creative thoughts floating around in my head. I like to take whatever pattern I choose and change it up. I find my quilts getting more and more intricate. I am fooling with miniature and art quilting and will learn to dye fabric in a couple of weeks. I find it very relaxing and tell my DH is is less expensive than a therapist. I'm not sure this is true. I love all of the creativity of it. I wanted to take some art classes in high school but my parents said they were a waste of time and money.