I have sewed since I was 20 but not quilts. My grandmother made guilts with treadle machine and hand quilted by lantern ( lived on a farm and electricity was not available.) As I got older I wanted to learn how to quilt and as soon as I retired in 1990 I started taking lessons--beginners and then classes to learn a specific technique. I love quilting and I wish I had been able to start when I was younger. I am 82 now.