I got married in 1979. My mother in law asked me what I would like for a birthday gift. I told her I would love a book on quilting. She looked everywhere and found one book. I still have it - The Quilt Engagement Calendar Treasury. I made my first quilt for my daughter in 1991 and still had a hard time finding a pattern. A few years later, I made a quilt for my son. I used a pattern that I had purchased when I was about 12 from a newspaper ad. Things have certainly changed - all for the better.