Originally Posted by dd

It's a family tradition. Grandmothers, mother, sister, everyones sews. Made a "quilt" for my daughter when she was born in 1984 and another for my son in 1988. The first one I counted cross stitched baby animals and used them every other block. Then tied ribbons into bows and sewed them onto the corners to quilt it. My sons was a pre-printed panel of a circus and I just quilted around the designs. Didn't learn to quilt until about 1990. Took a class at the high school. She taught hand piecing and quilting. I have since taught that same thing to Girl Scout leaders in this area.