Such a wonderful thread...
I learned to sew when I was younger and sewed sporadically into adulthood. My Grandma and Great Aunt used to quilt all of the time and in my 30's I started going to visit grandma and she taught me to hand quilt and basics for piecing. We would sit in one room and listen to Jeopardy and Wheel of Fourtune and try to guess answers. We had some of the best talks and I learned so much about her and her life that I didn't know as a child. She made mainly scrappies, and used all kinds of leftovers, even made a few of the polyester knit quilts. When she put her mind to it she made some lovely quilts.
When she had to go to a nursing home, I made sure the quilts she had made were given out fairly to all of the children and grandkids. She's been gone for several years know and I still have have a few tops that she made, I still tear up when I pull them out but hope to get them quilted in the next few years.