I made my first quilt in 1986. My inspiration came from my grandma's flannel scrappy quilts, quilts made by my DH's great-grandmother, and the two "QUILT" magazines I owned at that time. One article and quilt by Ami Simms was my inspiration to make a twin size quilt for my son's bed. I had no idea what I was doing except for the instructions from the magazines and a few library books. The block was a simple Jacob's Ladder done in solids since it was hard back then to find cotton fabric that did not include flowers. I did everything by hand starting with templates, cutting, sewing, and quilting. It took me a couple of years to finish, but it was loved for over 20 years until it was retired so a king-sized quilt replace it.