Wow, so many things coming back to me. I actually learned to sew by sitting at the drop down extention of my mothers sewing cabinet and watching her every move. My brother even learned.
Then as a freshman in high school, in 4H we made pillows using fleese, with the school initials appliqued on them and sold them. Wow, I really did applique back in high school. haha Thanks for reminding me! haha But no quilting until years later. Then only placemats.