My first was a vogue pattern of a clothes line. I have been a sewer for a long time and wanted to make a quilt for my new baby in 1979. I asked every female on both sides of our family for some sort of fabric that I could use. Some sent handkerchiefs, some sent blouses. One even sent a skirt. It is still my favorite quilt. It's been well used by my 4 children and now I'm getting ready to pass it down.