My first memory was not your regular quilt. My mother would take old worn out blankets and tie them together with yarn. All the kids (five of us) loved these blankets (quilts). I remember my DGM had quilt tops that my sister took. I don't remember ever seeing my DGM quilting but the tops had to come from somewhere. My husband remembers sitting under the quilt frame watching the needles go in and out of the quilt. He said that sometimes he helped to push the needle. (At least he said he helped.) BrendaK