My mother was a professional seamstress and I learned from her. In school we learned to knit, crochet, and anything else that girls are supposed to learn to be better 'housewives'. When I got married and came to the US my DH's grandmother taught me how to make patchwork quilts, that was 42 years ago and I have been quilting since, between those years of raising children, getting a career and trying to establish other business.
Luckily my DH supports my passion for quilting, and hopefully when he retires he'd help me make some more.