After our Mom passed, my sister and I were completely disowned by our 7 brothers. It came out of the blue and we still don't know why. I doubt that we ever will. We always thought we had a close family and never dreamed that this would happen. I was already a quilter and I talked my sister into starting. Quilting kept our minds and hands busy and gave us something else to share. When I look back, I know that quilting helped save our sanity. We have always been close, but now are even closer. We talk every day and at least part of our conversation centers on quilting.