There was always a sewing machine in the house but my mother didn't do a whole lot. It was my sister, who is 10 years older than me, who taught me. She made a lot of her own clothes and I picked it up over the years. One of my grandmothers taught me crochet and the other taught me knitting and embroidery. The one that did crochet also made quilts. I got my Kenmore about 20 years ago and made clothes for my daughers for awhile before I started doing quilts. My grandmother gave me her scraps because she couldn't see well enough to sew and I made my first quilt with them. I remember sitting in my living room while my mother and grandmother were visiting me and hand piecing the house blocks while we talked. I had forgotten that. The next one I did was an Amish Diamond in Square that I gave to my sister. I hand quilted it with vines and leaves and roses in the corners.
I discovered BOMs and did several of them and I was hooked.