Quilting is very addictive. Very, very addictive. And if you are grinning right now, quit, because I know you are addicted, too!

    Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm hooked more on quilting, designing, shopping for fabric, or publishing. I fell in love with quilting in 1993 and the addiction to fabric followed shortly thereafter.  I didn't realize how much of a 'fabricaholic' I was until I found myself beginning to look at clothing that people were wearing and thinking, "I would love to cut that up!".  That's a good indication that you love fabric.  Then, it extended beyond clothing.  I began looking at upholstery, carpet patterns, draperies, tile, etc.  That's when I knew that I was too far gone; I sure hope there's not a 12-step program to rid me of this vice!  As for the designing, it was there from the beginning, so I just assumed it was a part of quilting that everyone had.  I've found that not to be true.  The addiction to publishing comes naturally for me, also.  I have a Master's Degree in Education, and one of my degrees is in English.  I was never interested in writing until I discovered quilting, and, well, it is easy to see how one would need to be able to write if they were designing and publishing block/quilt patterns, true?  So, which am I most addicted to?  There is no single, simple answer to that question!