Made my first quilt when I was 13(summer of '74 I think it was). Drove my grandmother batty until she pulled out bag after bag of sewing factory scraps, and made a huge scrap mountain in her living room floor. She taught me about color selection about fabric weights and then let me pick out my fabric. Patterns were next. I chose "Road to Okaloma". I cut out till I was blue in the face and then, and only then, did she sit me down in front of her machine and taught me the piecing. She took me to purchase batting and a muslin backing, and then she taught me how to machine quilt. I was hooked, and she had some peace and quiet.
Best Summer ever!
Mikki