I grew up with quilts, and not being from the affluent side of the tracks, my brother and I wore out whatever our grandmother had done. (From what I have heard about her, she would have pleased to think she had kept us warm!!) My dad was known as "difficult to get along with" but one of the best things he ever did for me was casually toss a completed top my way and say "I found this in a box I was ready to pitch out and maybe you can do something with it." It was a perfectly hand pieced "Trip Around the World" that had "1906" embroidered on the center patch and my husband slapped a frame together. I did finish it and have hand-quilted ever since.