My mom and grandmothers were wonderful seamstresses. I learned from them. I was a teenager before I ever had a 'store bought' dress. They sewed mostly clothes but each have made a few quilts. My mom bought a long arm when she retired and did long arm quilting for several years until her health didn't allow her to stand anymore. I bought her long arm and am continuing the quilting. I have done way more piecing and quilting then either of my grandmothers did. My DD is a quilter and so is her DD. The tradition continues.....