My grandmother died when I was three. My mom never did crafts, but boy can she bake. Anyway in high school I had to sew an apron. 1st time I ever used a sewing machine. I failed! I always loved quilts but never really thought about making one. Then when I was about 18 or 19 I was in a stationary store and while waiting in line I started looking at a quilt magazine and thought I can do this. I bought that magazine and got some fabric and made a completely ugly, horrible quilt. But I learned alot! I slowly started learning how to piece and quilt. I am self taught, mostly hand piece and hand quilt but am very contented. Also, I still have that magazine 30 years later!!!