I seem to like it more, even though some days I think I'll put things away for awhile.....always something new to do or do for.

Its like a therapy to me too, relieves my stress

I honestly don't know what I would do now, if I didn't quilt! I grew up sewing, mostly my own clothes, & loved it. Then I discovered quilting, love it now, as I don't need to keep making myself clothes constantly. I did alot of counted cross stitch before I taught myself to quilt, so don't do much of that now. But quilting is my sanity, & like what I have been looking for, to do, all my life. Love it, & can't imagine ever giving it up!... Maybe, to some, it's a passing fad, something else they toyed with for awhile, but never got seriously into, but not me, no way!....I quilt for me, for my sanity, for my soul, & I love it!...

I love shopping for the fabric, touching it is emotionally satisfying. Picking a pattern is okay. Cutting is almost the best fun, although there are a couple of fabrics I've bought and then didn't want to cut. I really love piecing, working on my sewing machine, letting the fabric go under the needle. I don't do much of the quilting but want to get back into hand quilting if I can find a comfortable place to do it. Been making quilt for about 10 years now and still love it.

In our group of quilters, we make jokes about spreading our new purchases (and the old, also) on the floor and rolling around naked in them. Oh, the joy!!!

I started quilting when my 33 year old daughter was still in grade school. I had received an ad in the mail regarding Georgia Bonesteel's Spinning Spools, where you received a pattern, including picture of the finished quilt and all the plastic templates needed. My daughter saw one she liked, so we picked out the fabric she liked and began a full size quilt. This was my first and last handquilted quilt top. Then DH saw a crib size pieced basket quilt block in Amish colors - no problem, just make more blocks. I machine quilted that 110 x 110 quilt using my Kenmore sewing machine. Nobody told me it was too big to quilt, so I did it. Then DS wanted a blue and black irish chain with a leopard backing - and the list goes on. I was hooked and seriously addicted to quilting and I love it. Even my sister told me that although I had done dozens of other crafts, quilting was the one I stuck with and enjoyed the most and she was right, God bless her. So yes, not only is quilting still enjoyable for me, it is the one and only thing that keeps me sane (relatively) since we're retired and together 24/7, plus I love giving the quilts away to friends and family, plus selling a few along the way. Quit quilting - never.

i am addictrd been quilting since 1980 my main thing is making for newborns in need and childrens quilts for linus dont think ill ever get tired

You defiantly my hero. I have never used a quilt pattern. My joy is doing what you do. I call mine forget me Knots. I have done T.Shirts quilts, Quilts using outgrown childrens clothing, Lap quilts using fabric worn by a dear deceased friend, Always make a crib quilt for my Great Grandchildren.Bright and fun kind. (# 6 will be here soon) Never use a pattern. The creativity is what I love the most. I have recently discovered the D9P and love it. So many options.

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STill absolutely LOVE quilting. I enjoy the majority of the process. The ends justify the means for sure.

I love seeing the finished projects being loved by those who I've given the quilts to.

I started in 1986.
I go through spurts with it. Sometimes I go several months before touching any fabric and than other times I can't put it down.

So, yes I still find it enjoyable to say the least.

I also scrapbook so the two keep me busy.