I tried to learn to sew when I was in junior high but couldn't understand some of the processes. I took my project to my grandmother, who was an alteration lady, and she showed me how to thread and run the sewing machine. Her machine was an old treadle from abt 1920 and ran like a dream. She thought my Hom Ec teacher was a fool ;-> I never thought about it but I guess I have sort of followed in my grandmother’s footsteps. I don’t make clothes like she did but I do love choosing the fabric and putting the quilt tops together. I am very good at problem solving like she was.