When my son (now 13) was 6 weeks old, I decided to spend the several days with my folks during my last week of maternity leave. They lived about 7 hours from me at the time. My step father was very ill and not expected to live much longer, but able to be home thru hospice. We were homebound with him and we just decided it would be a good time to teach me to quilt. We got out Quilt in a day Log Cabin book and went thru my Mom's stash and by the end of the day had a lap size quilt top. It was a new hobby I took back home with me. Bought my first inexpensive machine and I was in business!