I come from a long line of quilters. Both my mother and grandmother quilted, although I'm not sure my mother ever finished any of hers. I do have a quilt from my grandmother, though. Unfortunately, it's packed away somewhere, from a downsizing move. My mother's family grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, so quilting was just a way of life, with my ancestors. They were poor, so didn't waste anything.
I remember my mom telling me she was making a quilt, when she was a young girl. My grandmother had given her some fabric but there wasn't quite enough for all the blocks, so the quilt came to a stand-still. Later, my grandmother found another fabric, that would work, and finished the quilt for my mom. Back then, most of the work was done by hand.