I started sewing when I took Home Ec in 8th grade. I have always been a crafty person. One of my grandmother's taught me to crochet and the other grandmother taught me to quilt. When I was a senior in HS I would go visit my grandma and we worked on a quilt. I bought the material and cut out the piecesa using a template and my grandma hand sewed them all together (she didn't trust me to make a perfect 1/4" seam!!). Very good memories.