Im 44, and my Great Grandmother taught me to quilt when I was 9, thats when we made our first quilt together. It was a Sun Bonnet Sue quilt, and I still have it! I have been saving fabric, and sewing (by hand for many years) since. DH and I have a total of 5 kids ages 12-29, and 9 grands, ages 5 mos-15. Before I moved to marry my DH, he asked me if I really needed all of my fabric & "junk". I wanted to knock his head off, but instead, I said " I guess instead of quilting, I could use my fabric money to go to the bar's".He now fully supports my quilting/fabric stash, and even spent $400 on shelving for my first love!