This SBQ was suggested by Jennifer and is:
How did you get started stitching? Was there a person that inspired you?
“Let’s start at the very beginning. A very good place to start.”
Let’s see. I started stitching sometime around the age of 11, I think. My mother taught me and I think my first stitched piece was a little owl. I remember that I stitched several Precious Moments designs, once of which had a birdcage and I made my long stitches too long on the cage bars, so they got really loose and floppy. I have a picture of myself on the couch as a little kid, hoop and needle in hand. 
I guess I would say that my mother inspired me, but she hasn’t kept up with it. Teresa Wentzler’s Rapunzel did her in. 
Now, all of the stitching bloggers out there provide me with inspiration. There’s no shortage of it, that’s for sure!
