My mother and grandmother taught me how to sew and later I took up cross stitch.
Then about 5 years ago, I wanted to read 'The Little House' books again by Laura Ingalls Wilder (I've not read them in years)... in the book, their mother was sewing blocks together.
Well, I wanted to know what she was sewing and bought a book about Pioneers and their quilts... I was hooked and bought all the stuff to embark on my own quilting obsession.