The first sewing project my mother gave me was to make a quilt. That's how she taught me to use the machine, but I didn't finish it because I thought it was ugly, just like your first quilt, Susan... at least you finished yours! :-) I still have mine in a box somewhere and when I get it out, I'll probably like it better just because of the memories of it. I don't have a daughter to sew with, carriem you are so lucky! but I sew with my sister, so that's nice too.