puck116

[quote=Honey] I decided I wanted to do something different from everyone else. My mom did all kinds of needle work and my sister is a very talented seamstress.

My mom also did needlework, knitting and crocheting and my sister was a talented seamstress too. I was also the youngest. I always felt that my sister could do anything better than me. She was 6 yrs older, brothers between us. When I was about 12 my mother wanted my sister to show me how to sew clothes. I wanted nothing to do with it. I wanted to be outside playing with my friends. Now my sister is amazed at the quilts and other crafty things that I do. I actually started quilting when my kids were young. I saw quilts in a shop and decided I wanted to try it. I took two quilt classes, log cabin, for my son, and trip around the world for my daughter. Fell in love with quilting, but life and family got in the way. I always knew I would go back to quilting later in life. I retired 5 years ago and immediately got back into quilting. Bought a great machine with retirement money, joined a quild, and took as many classes as I could.

jolo

come on someone else give us your story, I caught up on this page, I have read each one. LOVE THEM. I have laughed and cried too. Jolo

cjomomma

Here I am going back through all the wonderful stories and I realize that Diana didn't finish telling her story. Where are you Diana? I want to read the ending (I don't like cliff hangers).
Also where is memathomas? I'm still waiting for your home to quiet down.
I feel that there are still so many stories to be told out there. Come on quilters let's hear them.I'm waiting.

KiwiQuilter

I have the "craft" gene, given to me by both my Grand mothers. As far as I know quilting was never I craft I saw. When I was younger I use to make my own clothes, knit, cross-stitch, crochet, and do tatting.

One weekend many years ago, after a particularly rotten season of full on rain, we (my now ex-husband and I) decided to head out of the city and travel until we found the sun. 3 hours later we ended out in a lovely town. Not much was open, but the craft store was. It contained all kinds of crafts - including quilting. Well - I saw those quilts on the walls and was enthralled.

After coming back to the city I enrolled in a stained glass window project at the non so local LQS - and that began my love for this craft. I've been quilting for about 13 years now.

I machine piece, but LOVE the hand quilting process. So incredibly soothing to the soul.

So you could say that I "found the light" when I found quilting :) (okay - a little tongue in cheek on that one)