I think I've been interested in quilting since I was about 4 years old, when I would be at my grandma's house, where she almost always had a quilt on the frame. (That didn't change after she and Grandpa moved to town, either...and the quilt she almost always had on was a Log Cabin!). I love watching my mom sew (she was self-taught), and she was going to teach me to sew one summer, but I ended up moving away after I graduated high school. My aunt lived in the city I moved to and she convinced me to sign up for the Singer Dressmaker's Course....best thing I ever did! First few things I made looked okay, but as I listened and learned and read more about sewing, I got better at it and made a lot of my own clothing, and then sewed for my family after I got married. I made lots of prom dresses for my daughters and for their friends when they were in high school...fun! In the back of my mind I was always thinking about quilts, but didn't really get a good start until about 9 years ago...My sister advised me to sign up for beginner's quilt classes after I had been to a quilt show where she works part-time. I did, and the rest is history. I'm not a volume quilter, but I think some of my favorite quilts have been the t-shirt quilts I've made for family and friends.