I have sewn since I was 10. I was interested in quilting but did not think I had the time, I was working as an oncology nurse. We had a 40+ year old breast cancer patient, stage IV. She was going to make a quilt for her 3 kids and 2 stepchildren before he died. Once she had brain mets she needed help. I decided I should not wait and started, that was 2002. Her daughter, then a senior in high school is still a friend of mine.