I just read several responses to the above on a blog referenced here on the forum and I thought it would be nice to do one for ourselves and see how far we can go with it. Please share why quilting matters to you....

Quilting matters to me because the women in my family seldom were seen without a needle in their hand and I am part of them. Quilting connects me to the quilters in my family who have passed and will connect me to the future quilters of my ancestry. Quilting gives me peace...it gives me a creative outlet...it gives me another way to show love...it gives me something to be passionate about that never diminishes....it makes me feel connected....it gives me joy!