I started out with trying to make a shirt, with a hood..I think it was a stye, back then, but cant remember for sure.. Then I eventually made some 12"squares, and sewed them together..Never had any ideal what backing or batting was. Eventually I started taking scraps, and sewing them together. Made a bunch of them, and we used them for chair/couch covers.. Then I joined the quilt guild, 20 year's ago, and been hooked forever... Don