Hi Sharon - NC from another Sharon in NC.
My quilting urge began with necessity. I needed baby gifts, warmth for my baby, and my own bed. I grew up using heavy heavy quilts that one of my father's sisters made. Loved those things and Aunt Murlie used any clothing garment that was warm, worn, and no section was to small to go in her quilts.
After my heart attack in '01 I was no longer working a full time job and branched out to actual piecing of quilt blocks instead of just squares for the quilts. Now the bug(you know how many we have here in NC) just keeps biting me to try new and different color combos/block patterns.
Hugs