My first real quilt project was a row a month in Quiltmaker magazine. Actually I have been sewing since I was 7, clothes mostly. I used to make applique quilts as baby gift but never a pieced quilt until Quiltmaker. I was poor and only used scraps. The top is done but never has been sandwiched. I have the backing but never the time. And now it is in a box somewhere. Sewing is not hard for me. I make 4-10 formals a year (Think bride dresses). Now I make baby quilts again and Quilts of Valor when I have time.