Life was so different from today, even in the seventy's . By then most moms' were working out of the house but still found the time to take time. We weren't busy helicoptering our kids making sure every second of their day was jam packed full of the "learning" experience.
I don't think most of us realize how much rushing around we do to go nowhere and how much time it takes to do it. Even with all our modern conveniences we have less time than ever. We even have to rush to be faster finishing the quilts we love to make. Faster, faster, faster.
For the most part the art of "the doing" has been lost for the "get it done".
A sewing room with all the modern tools is useless if we don't take the time to use them.
peace