My first memory of a quilt and quilting is when my new born daughter was given a handmade quilt by a neighbor. I had sewed clothes for years but had no idea that quilts could be so beautiful (dd still has that quilt, it's 38 years old). I only started quilting 4 years ago because I thought they always had to be made by hand sewing them and I knew I would never have the patience to finish one. When I discovered that I could make a whole quilt by machine I started quilting.