It was Jan. 2007, Mom and Dad's 50th was in June and I thought a quilt with some of the pictures we had taken over the years might be a good present. I went to my Aunt, told her I wanted to make a quilt, I sewed on her machine, made a few things, coasters, small mats. The next christmas I got my own machine, just like my Aunts. Have made 3 quilts, and two in the making...... Mom and Dad's quilt is only half finish, (it is almost 4 years late!) In june they will be married 54 years! We are trying to finish it before this june. We have started over on it 4 times, it looks like this is the winner! It has to be this year. Mom has colon cancer, I'm sure this is not her last one, but you don't know. I did get her quilt finished, with the help of my Aunt, (who did the most work) we gave it to her on the first day of chemo. I am still working on my brother's and my other Aunts' quilts that I gave them for christmas, the tops are done, I'm just waiting on the quilting.