hi,i wouldsay i have not given up anything, as a matter of fact ,i have gained so many new friends ,and learned so much about quilting ,we have a new guild, we started with 6, and now we have 23 ladies, and they look forward to our meetings including me, and my husband helps me with our computer items,and he is very proud of what i have learned to do. very relaxing and addictive..teresa