wvdek

Watching my Grams, my DM sewed as well as my DS and I, old boss is an excellent quilter and she taught me alot. So, more or less self-taught.

drdolly

took a 6wk course, also lots and lots of different classes held within 50 miles. And lastly through great friends who have been quilting forever

Nana of 3

my grandmother and my mother both quilted; my grandmother got me hooked.

nativetexan

i watched t.v. shows, read books and went for it!

N.J.linda

Self taught (20 years ago). Saw an article for Quilt in a weekend in the womans day magazine. It was trip around the world. Since then I have taken classes at local quilt shows to learn new skills.

Jackie R

Have sewn for a long time off and on but got into quilting a few years ago and love it. I did take a few classes and have a few books and magazines that I use too. There's a ton of information out there and this site has been very, very educational too.

annette1952

I read everything I could on the internet,& still do, bought tons of books & magazines, read alot & just started practicing.

flybreit

Learned to sew as a child, started making some of my own clothes when I was 10 or 11. Then, when I was about 16, I decided I wanted to make a quilt using my grandmother's quilting frame (had never pieced or quilted) so I set out to make a Lone Star quilt with clam shell all over quilting - obviously I had no idea!!!!

Got it pieced, got it quilted all but about 6" - guess I should find it and see if it's worth finishing :shock:

Then got interested again a couple of years ago. This time I've taken some classes, joined sites like this, going to MQS in May - only one class there but I'm sure there will lots of shopping and dreaming, shopping and dreaming. :-D

jljack

My best friend and I became best friends as she was teaching me to quilt. That was 4 years ago. We love quilting together whenever we can, but that's not often due to our work and grandkids schedules.

dizzy

both Grandmothers sewed one sewd clothes for entire family even grandbabiesan other one sew more quilts in her life time than i'll ever dream about getting sewn even if I just sew plain block squares together.I have inhearated the ones my dad had since he's passed now an I will cherish an use them like they're
to be used an sew as many as I can up till the day I die an then let the kids fight over the one's I have gotten made.Ionly have two kids an so far two grandsons.Hoping to have a granddaughter some day cause i have some of them really cute dress's that I would love to make.HAPPY STITCHING