One day in The Cotton Tree, she noticed a Judy Niemeyer pattern, and with a sinking heart realised that "there was no way on this earth that I could EVER do that."  But after a number of courses with Judy, she fell in love with the patterns and techniques, and resolved to become a Certified Instructor so that she could share her enthusiasm for teaching and inspire others to learn these techniques so that they, too, could learn to create something that they initially thought was beyond their capabilities. Having trained as a school teacher in the UK, she already knew how rewarding it could be to see the enjoyment and pride on her students' faces on mastering something difficult, and resolved to share her teaching skills with quilters as well as her students.  After all, there's not that much difference, is there?