For me it's a number of things. My grandmother was a huge inspiration for me. She was an *amazing* seamstress and did crochet as well, so I grew up watching her work with fabric and thread, and make magic. I made a tiny hand-sewn "quilt" (really just some tiny squares sewn together, no batting no backing) for my doll at that time, and the fascination with wanting to make a quilt stuck with me. I *love* designing quilts in my head when I see pretty fabric. I try to get them drawn out with EQ8 when I can, then try to make them come to life, to see if I can make a little magic too. I just recently gave my first gift of one of my quilts to someone - something in my head just told me she needed it - and she was absolutely thrilled with it. So, now I have the additional feeling of joy of giving something I've made away. Can't say it gets much better than that.