I lived with my grandmother when I was small for a few years and she said all boys should learn to sew on button and repair their pants. She wanted me to be able to take care of myself. She was a quilter and taught me and I have been quilting ever since. Now that I am retired from the army my wife and I have plenty of time to quilt. I have all my grandmother sewing stuff including her singer treadle I use to peice my quilts. I hand quilt only. I don't like the look of machine quilting. :D