As far as I know, I am the one and only quilter in my family and have no recollection of any quilt as I grew up. However, my mom purchased a sewing machine for herself in the 50s and I was used to seeing and using an old Wheeler-White treadle that she used to sew on on my grandmother's porch. One day, my mom was cutting out squares from various fabrics with a cardboard "template" when I asked her what she was doing. She told me she wanted to make a quilt some day. I didn't think much of it until after she passed away at 56 and I came across the template and bunch of squares. I had no use for them and tossed them. But the memory came back to me years later and I decided that I would make the quilt she wanted to do when I retired. I have been self-taught and quilting now for 10 years. (These are for you, Mom.)