Feburary 2000. 11yrs ago. I was 38. I taught my mom and she was 59.

About 42 when I took my first class at my LQS.

I started quilting at 60 I do sew & do embroidery sewing I was 18, embroidery I was 45 I am still at it all ... gives me peace of mind... and what about you ????

I began quilting in '95 at 55.

I started making doll quilts out of my grandma's old scraps when I was 13 or 14, and have been making actual quilts since 16, and am now 18

i was 7 yrs old when i sewed my first quilt to teach me how to use sewing machine. when my mother passed on to heaven 23 yrs later, it was found in a hope chest, then i got to quilt it. 29 yrs after quilted i still have it. so i quess that it is 52 yrs old. i guess that makes it and me semi antique.

56 yoa, I'm 59 now.

Me too for I started about 60. Later writing about my grandmother I discovered she quilted all the time but since she died before I was born and my mother didn't tell me I never knew. Needless to say my mother did NOT quilt or do any craft work.

Well I am not a seasoned quilter, but I am seasoned. LOL I started quilting just over a year ago at age 63.

Gosh, I've been sewing and quilting a long time. My darling husband bought me a sewing machine in 1977. I've been going ever since. Last year he bought me a new machine. What a wonderful guy!

LoriAnn

started sewing at age 10... made first quilt at 18...with no help from Mom.... how did she do it???

I started sewing on my moms featherweight when I was 7 or 8. But didn't start quilting until age 50 when I lost my job and finaly had time.

14 ,LEARNED FROM MY GRANDMA.

29.

I started sewing at 14, and did not start trying to make quilts until after I had a stroke. It was great therapy to relearn to use my hands effectively. Every quilt I make is a celebration of my survival.

I was like 25? In college with 3 kids, pregnant with my 4th and made my first quilt for my daughter over spring break! but quilting in earnest didn't happen until about 5 years ago.

I was sewing as a kid, mainly to make my hand-me-down pants fit properly and other such clothing modifications. Bell bottom pants were most of what we could find at the thrift store, so I would convert them into tapered legs.

I was 39 when I made my first quilt. That was 12 years ago.

13 but didn't start really doing it till my twenties, so maybe for 10 years now off and on

I was 46. I was introduced to quilting while I was living in Spain in 2006, been obsessed ever since! :-D

Started my first quilt at 9...finnished at 11. My Grandmother quilted it. Ouilt was made from 6 inch blocks of what we called crimpoline (fortrell) patchs left over from those pant suits my Mom and her freinds made back in the 60's. LOL that top will last forever. The batting and the backing are in rough shape, but I still feel happy when I look at it.

Way back in the late 60's I hand sewed the blocks for a Grandmother's flower garden. I didn't know what to do with them, so I put them in a gold paper cardboard box. No idea what happened to the box. Then marriage, teaching, children took my time. I sewed clothes and costumes, but no quilting. Then I retired in 06 and my son said he and his wife were going to have a baby. I decided to make a baby quilt. I looked on the internet and made one, put it together and found out later that binding was put on last. Then I learned about rag quilts and made a dozen of those until I broke my arm. Later, I thought to myself, I bet they have new tech in sewing machines, so I bought a Janome, took some classes and then began classes in quilting. Sooo I guess I really started to quilt in 2009. Now I find myself totally dreaming and creating quilts in my sleep. I love that the blogs I read are by younguns and my guild is a variety of ages. I am 65 and have found a new passion in life after teaching for 35 years.

The summer I turned 9, I was attacked by a dog and had stitches in my face. The doctor warned I should not be outside until the stitches healed. My mother had the great idea that I could sew while cooped up inside. I made a doll quilt for myself. My grandmother always quilted so I made Barbie quilts by quilting scraps with paper towels inside for batting. Our church had a quilting bee and at about 12, I began quilting a "real" quilt. That was almost 40 years ago!

1981-I made a baby quilt for my daughter. I was 31 years old.

Started sewing clothes at age 9, quilting at age 35, quit for a few years and restarted at age 50.

I was in my early 70's. Just wish I had started years ago.

I started sewing at about 10 and quilting last year at 58!

I've been sewing for 38 years, but I just started my quilting phase, I'm 53.

I started sewing at 8, made my first quilt as a senior in HS and am now 52.

LOL I'm one of the old dogs too. Have sewn sense in High School and sewed for 7 kids through the years. Now alone and willing to step out of the comfort zone I want to learn hoe to quilt at 80. Have done a few things at the sewing center with lessons for my new machine for a couple of years and even won a coupe of 1st place winners. One even got to go to State contest, but can't say I am anything but a Would Be Quilter.
GJoyce

LOL I'm one of the old dogs too. Have sewn sense in High School and sewed for 7 kids through the years. Now alone and willing to step out of the comfort zone I want to learn hoe to quilt at 80. Have done a few things at the sewing center with lessons for my new machine for a couple of years and even won a coupe of 1st place winners. One even got to go to State contest, but can't say I am anything but a Would Be Quilter.
GJoyce

I started sewing when I was six.
But didnt start quilting until I was 66.

Made my first 2 quilts at 23 and then didn't do anymore until about 4 years ago - 55. I SO hate it now that I let all those years go by..............

Sewing since childhood but only took up quilting end 2004, aged 54. Just as well, would not have had time in my working life, but being retired I can sew all day with a clear conscience!

Just started las November (2010) at age 54? I really enjoy it and wished that I had caught the bug years ago. LOL

I started quilting at 6 yrs old when my Grandmother started me out with hand piecing a 9 patch quilt that I still have. Not a single seam matches but I remember my Grandmother telling me it was the most beautiful quilt she ever saw. I was hooked and have been quilting for 50 yrs.

I started when I was 46 and laid off.for a year...employeed again thank goodness...but now I have a hobby instead of just work.