I have been a counted cross stitcher since I was 18 but have mixed in other crafts through out the years. My mother-in-law got into quilting and I asked her to make a quilt for my step-mom. She insisted that I make at least one block on the quilt. After that I was hooked. I still try and cross stitch by as my eyesight has gotten worse, I find myself quilting more and more. My husband said I am no longer allowed to "play with his mom."