The very first full-sized quilt I made was for my daughter when she was 2 years old. I wanted to have something that was as completely made by hand by me as I could get (without spinning the thread and weaving the cloth!), so she could have an heirloom. I hand pieced and hand quilted it. She still treasures it over 20 years later, so it was worth the slower progress to me. I imagine it still has some blood stains from my pricked fingers, too!