I have always sewed on and off over the years starting in 6th grade. I learned on a treadle and my grandpa (yes grandpa) had a treadle I used to play on. I got my own sewing machine in 1965. I still have it. I used to watch Simply Quilts before work. Never even considered doing it. Then when I retired 10 years ago one of my sons said "now that you are retired you can make me a quilt". What? I don't quilt! He said "well, you are retired- you can learn". I thought why not and found a basic class and made him a king size quilt on a dinky mechanical quilt. First I made a flannel baby quilt for my granddaughter. The first two things I made were not easy! I am not a fast quilter or a volume producer and right now I am in a slump but I do consider myself a quilter.