When I was around 2 years old I would beg my Grandmother to let me sew. She would thread a large needle and give me large buttons to sew onto scraps of fabric. When I was 4-5 years old I started helping my Grandmother recycle clothing, etc into beautiful quilts. Her favorite was 9-patch blocks. I taught myself to knit and crochet when I was 12....started cross-stitching in my early 20's.