I was always a crafty kid,  give me some crayons or glue and I would create a Picasso- like masterpiece that my parents always displayed proudly about the house.

I remember a turning point, however, about 18 years ago.  A women my friends affectionately called "Momma Albertsen" and I sat around stacks and stacks of fabric wondering how to make a quilt.  We scratched our heads, bickered over the instructions and viewed the pattern from every conceivable angle yet still remained mystified.  We painstaking and meticulously cut each piece with a plexi-glass template and a pair of scissors.  Relentlessly hovering over a never ending pile of cotton, we completed our first quilt in a mere 3 years!

Fast forward several years, and Momma Albertsen opened herself up a little quilt shop in Burlington, North Carolina. Armed with a lot more knowledge of quilting and (thank goodness) ROTARY CUTTING skills she taught all those willing to learn!  Admittedly, I was still a bit resistant bitterly recalling the amount of time it took to complete our first project, and didn't quite have the fabric-fever for several more years!