I learned to sew on an old tredel singer and have always made clothes for my kids, all the way from sport jackets for the boys to dresses, formals and finally my daughter's wedding dress. I have always been into crafty things, but when I started quilting it became my passion. DH's mother made all my kids quilts that they enjoyed all their growing up days so when my grandkids came along, I thought I should carry on the tradition. I started making them quilts and soon got hooked. since I find almost all my material and things at garage sales or on sale, DH let me get into it in a big way. I have always hand quilted and I hope to keep doing that as long as I can. I admire all the LAQ ladies and their quilts but never wanted to go that route so far.