my grandmother taught me to sew-small things bags etc-joined 4-H took sewing there & thru school
if sew was available i took the class
made clothes back then-
my machine had no back stitch it was a treadle machine- used it for 15 years never had electric @ home.
i enjoyed sew pretty things i could create
the machine was kept in grandmother bed room used it there.
I taught myself to quilt from TV shows
My machine only had straight stitch and no back stitch
I was 41 when i started quilting
I find I enjoy quilting better than sewing clothes-
I made all my homecoming gowns-prom gowns-Wedding dress
Quilting is much more fun