My best friend's mom had a business in her basement making drapery. My girlfriend, Terri and I learned to sew from her mom and would help her when she made the drapes. She always had scraps leftover and would let us use them to make shorts and skirts. My parents then decided to buy me my first machine a Sears Kenmore. I really enjoyed sewing clothes for school and Terri and I made our first quilte by tieing it with yarn. I took more sewing classes in school and made my own prom dresses. When I graduated from high school I wanted a machine that did some stitches other than zigzag so after seeing a friend's machine I bought an Elna SU. When I got married I made my wedding gown and I loved sewing when my children were little. my next attempt at quilting was making some simple blankets when they were babies. When my daughter got married about 6 years ago and I had not sewn in a long time. Somehow life got busy with children activities and work but I wanted to try making her a quilt for a present so I took a quilting class and I was hooked. I love sewing and when I do I always think of my dear friend Terri. She would get so mad because her mom when teaching us would make us practice putting in zippers, tear them out and do it again. I only wished I learned more about drapery. My dear friend passed away from cancer two years ago but I smile when I think about putting in a zipper. We truly had load of fun sewing together as young girls.