I was living in California with 5 small children. My mother had
done some quilting before I was born, but I had never seen it
done. My grandmother had given me a Dresden Plate quilt.
I had done a little sewing and had a few scraps. I took her quilt and
put a piece of paper over the top and drew off a pattern of one
of the pieces in the plate. Looked at the quilt and sewed up my
top. Called my mother to see what to use for the back and the
batting. She said some people used an old sheet. Not me!!..I
had worked too hard to use an old piece of fabric on itl My
husband knew how to 'sandwich it together' and made a frame
for me that had little pulleys and cords on each corner and I
could pull it up to the ceiling when I was not quilting. BUT I
didn't know how to actually quilt. Mentioned it to one of the
women at church. She said "come over tomorrow we're putting one in I went...she handed me a threaded needle and
said watch us and give it a try. Fifteen minute later I was on
my way home to quilt my top. I have learned soooo much
since then..but you have to start somewhere. Really it turned
out pretty good.