when i was little in the '50's, i would visit my aunt for a couple of weeks each summer and she always put quilts on my bed. even as a child, i awakened early so had to do quiet things til they woke up. i would find all the different patterns made by the varied blocks in the quilt... they were all so busy. i'd use the patterns as paths to follow and 'things that go bump in the night' and happy faces... endless designs. that started my fascination with quilts. i took a class to make a baby quilt when i had 2 baby girls. unfortunately, it was never completed and has been lost. however, i still have the class book and the templates so very carefully cut from cardboard and from plastic milk jugs. i often went to quilt shows and finally jumped in to quilting when i retired in 2002.
my mom sewed in a factory for a short time, too, so i learned to sew garments since junior high school