Hi everyone. Firstly, don't laugh at me -_- Not that I expect anyone to, but everyone I've talked to about this has had a giggle at me so far as I have a reputation for not following things through. I've been knitting a baby blanket for 18 months so far..

The thing is, I just adore patchwork quilts. Everytime I see one, I can't help but stop to take a good look and really admire it, and if I had the money, I'd probably end up buying every one I saw! I'd love to be able to make them. I want to be able to make them for my family, you know, be able to make a special quilt for my sister, our children when they come along, etc etc. I also want to make what I'm calling my grandparent quilt. My grandfather recently died, and my grandmother died a few years ago. We're a very close family, and I was particularly close to my grandparents. I want to make a quilt which tells their story. I already have the basic outline in my mind of what I want it to look like, starting with my grandmother being born in London and migrating here, and my grandpa growing up on a dairy farm, through the wars, them meeting, having children..right the way through. I feel very strongly about this.

The only problem is..I'm not much of a sewer. I don't own a sewing machine, or many..supplies really, and when I've looked at books on quilting and so on, it looks..a bit overwhelming.

So I suppose what I'm asking is, is it as hard as it looks? Is it worth trying to learn the whole thing, does anyone have suggestions? Help!

Lisa xx