My paternal grandmother taught me (and my 2 brothers) how to knit, embroider and crochet as we were motherless at a young age. However, I was taught to sew in Home Ec. I never really got beyond mending, and did make a skirt for my daughter which was a disaster. Fast forward to 8 yrs ago when I was talked into joining a guild, and everything snowballed from there. Read a lot, sewed a lot, ripped a lot, and was given some very good advice from fellow quilters. I'm still in the learning process, and loving every minute of it!