I remember my mom's aunt would have us girls (about 15 cousins and our moms) come to her house (only 600 sq ft home). There was two large dining tables put together in what should have been the living room and dining area. She was teaching my much older sister and older cousins to crazy quilt with velvet tidbits (crumbs now) and I was about 4 years old under the table learning how to construct barbie clothes and barbie quilts.
I learned a lot of sewing from my mom and her Aunt.
When I was pregnant with my first son (1990), I would go to her same house (600 sq ft) and sew with her (age 92 and still sewing) and her daughter (in her seventies) and on of my mom's sisters (late 60's) for a real life (old fashion)quilting bee.
I miss that.