I did it when I was a kid/pre-teen b/c my grandma quilted. When I quit my job after 2 miscarriages to de-stress and concentrate on starting a family, I started hand piecing just like I had with Grandma. My husband would call me and ask me how many blocks I had done b/c he knew it calmed me down and kept me even thru the fertility treatments. It's still a way for me to get lost from the day and regroup.