I am 66 and made my first quilt top in 2003. In 2002 my husband and I moved from the Bay Area to where we live now in the Sierra mountains outside of Sacramento, CA. I was Tole painting little wooden things at that time. However, all the ladies in the area we moved to were quilters. So, to get aquainted with my neighbors, I decided to join them and learn how to quilt too. I now have a really nice group of friends and I'm loving it.