Tudey

I was nearly 42

liwilliams

I sort of started at age 17, but just failed. Tried again at age 28, failed.

I finally took a class at about age 34. After I completed that quilt, I've kept on quilting. :-)

probison

I began sewing about age 10 and quilting at 65--a year and a half ago. Love the quilting by hand but also love the sewing part of quilting. The cutting drives me wild some days even with my Accuquilt system because I want to sew and quilt--not cut.

Rosyhf

I learned to be a seamstress in my teens as a profession, well one of them lol. The quilting I started at the age of 50,I think (so that's 21 years next month). It came very easy to me as it is just sewing. The only thing I really had to learn was to use the quilting tools and I was off to quiltland.

I love to make mindless (as I call them)scrap quilts. Using just scraps most of the time or yard goods. When I learned to sew, there were no patterns. A customer would pick a design out of a catalog, I would measure them and make the dress. I don't think there is a quilt pattern out there that I cannot figure out, and that comes from years of figuring out a design to cut and sew and fit. I am so grateful that I had this opportunity, at a young age, to learn this very exciting craft.

lillybeck

I made my first baby quilt at 20. I have been sewing since I was d13

caspharm

I started sewing in HS, but started quilting at 47.

franc36

I started sewing as a teenager; but didn't start quilting until I was 75. I have been quilting for almost a year and love quilting. Wish I had started sooner.

quiltmau

I made clothes and did hand work with my grandmother since about 5-6. We did a quilt together in the 50's. She passed and I lost interest in fabric. Started again when my BFF turned me to the 'dark side' as she puts it. about a year ago

Tweety2911

I was 56.

COYOTEMAGIC

I was 32 when I taught myself to quilt. Lots of trial and error. I'm getting better at it 17 years down the road!