For me it was a long process. I started sewing young, mostly clothing. But dreamed of making a quilt for my bed. Gave up sewing because of space for a while. When I revisited sewing, I had some cut out fabric from cereal box template. Wow imagine that! I can all so remember laying on my bed trying to figure out a pattern in a book, just pondering how to go about making a quilt fit my bed. No, tiny steps for me. That first baby size lap seemed so big. Then came the empty nest, which means empty rooms. The internet has been a learning blessing for me. I could of never came this far without the quilting board. And of course, my tv heroes.