Actually, I taught myself to quilt with the help of many good quilting friends. No one in my family quilted... but my grandmother knitted and my mother made the most beautiful awesome doilies (which everyone had on their tables and sofas in those days). I have a few of my mother's items... and I remember watching that hook fly so fast with the thread it defied you to see what she was doing. I learned to sew simple clothing from her as well. I knitted and I crocheted before I learned to quilt. I still knit and crochet when I get the urge to do so... but quilting is my favorite... stress reducer....ever. No need for pills when fabric does the job. Right? :?