This was my answer on the Stitch This question:
Quilting matters to me because I have found THE thing that I really enjoy doing and that I want to learn more about. From the start of my first project I knew I was hooked. Even though I am still fairly new to quilting I’ve learned that it is great therapy. The creative side…the planning and figuring that goes into a quilt helps keep you occupied in stressful situations. I’ve looked at so many quilts online from different quilt shows and I constantly amazed at the creativity and talent that goes into them. Quilts are important to me because they can inspire, give comfort and warmth, touch a viewers heart with their message. I’m gong to my first International Quilt show later this year and can’t wait. I think quilts bring me joy……the joy I have received from giving one as a gift and the joy I get from just looking at what others have created. I have lost count of how many times I have said "that’s the prettiest thing I have ever seen"……and then I see another one!