I attempted my 1st quilt as a teenager cutting strips for a log cabin using sewing shears and a tissue paper pattern. Note the word attempted! Of course nothing fit right and the piecing was a nightmare. I went back to sewing clothes.
When my Mom showed me her rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat I was all in again and took a beginning quilting class in 2002. Those tools made quilting fun!
I think it's a very exciting time to be a quilter. There are so many trends to chose from, a wide array of fabrics to use and so much inspiration and sharing of ideas. It's all personal preference. I love to look at modern quilts and very complex traditional quilts... But the quilts I make tend to be somewhere in the middle. Modern quilts don't look right in my home. I don't have the dedication or attention span to make a Baltimore Album or Dear Jane for example. It's all good and I look forward to what comes along next.