Like many others, I've sewn clothes, and home dec for family and friends since I was 18. But it was after I retired and recovered from breast cancer that I decided to try quilting. That was about three years ago. I was surprised to find out it was an entirely different way of sewing. It required different tools, fabric, thread, etc than I was used to. But I joint a quilt group, bought Craftsy classes, and joined this board and learned to do it. I'm not fast and I still have a lot to learn, but I enjoy sewing and making something that I can give to others.