My oldest sister was a quilter and sent me a quilt top for Christmas one year. I would watch her piece things together but couldn't figure it out. (she was 21 years older than me). So for years I wanted to learn. It wasn't until I was much older when I saw Elenore Burns on a PBS program teaching how to make an Ohio Star that I knew I could do this using a rotary cutter. So I recorded this program and many others and began to teach myself to quilt. I have yet to take any classes on quilting but that does leave me open for the future. There is always something more to learn and do. I have been quilting now for more than 30 years and there is always something new to try. I am happy to be able to enjoy this craft and my stash will out live me x3! So all this adds to the quilting bug.