Miriam;
Your story about the coat made me tear up!! My grandmother sewed some mean clothes but didn't think quilting was a good way to spend time. (She'd probably say the same about the QB!!) She made me some lovely blouses the year that I lived with her - they were beautiful and looked niceer than the store blouses. She had an eye for color. Wish I'd taken her sewing machine when it was offered to me.