My first quilt was a wall quilt made with four blocks made by my grandmother in 1990. The newspaper that she used for the paper piecing was dated 1947. Dad had discovered it in going through some of my Mother's things and gave it to me. I was thrilled to have something that she had worked on -- she died in 1951 when I was too young to have any memory of her. My next attempt at quilting was soon after finishing the wall hanging. I made a bed quilt using the churn dash pattern. I was disappointed with the fabrics I used. I had a lot to learn about color choices and contrast, but it had me hooked by then. My quilting journey has been a large part of my life since then. It has saved my sanity at times! LOL