My daughters and I have always sewn - in fact I taught my oldest to sew because she was so finnicky (sp?) when we went shopping for clothes. "I like the design of this one, but I don't like the color...The color is ok, but it doesn't fit like I want it to." That was when she was only 5 years old. Had to teach her how to make her own clothes to preserve MY sanity! Anyway - one Christmas I decided we needed some Mother/Daughter bonding time. Went to our LQS and signed us up for a class. I wrapped up a cutting mat, rotary cutter, ruler and a coupon for the fabric of their choice. The class was over 4 Saturdays and meant lunch together and a day together at home to do the finish work (basting, quilting and binding). After the class we all became addicts.