My first quilt

I remember my first quilt I ever made like it was yesterday. I bought a dresden plate kit from Hearthside quilts in the summer of 1979, I did not own a sewing machine at the time nor did I even have a clue on how to make a quilt, I just knew I had to make one. I was doing fairly well at it and I stored all the pieces and fabric in the window seat box under my bedroom window in the corner. Little did I know that our hot water heating pipe also ran thru that window seat! As luck would have it one day I came into the bedroom and I noticed steam and lots of it coming from the window seat, I opened it and it was filled to the top with water! and all my pieces were floating in this very hot water, Well, that should have been enough to make anybody quit and throw everything away, not me! I hung every piece on the clothesline to dry and even though they shrunk like hell I made that quilt! I still have it , of course it's wonky and not quilted very well and I didn't know what binding a quilt was at that time so the back was just folded over to the front . But it is my inspiration for days when I am frustrated with my quilting projects and I remember the determination that got me to where I am today! Love every stitch!