I have been quilting for about 30 years....my Dh has been quilting for about 15 years. The first 15 he had other hobbies that took up his time...golf, fishing, bowling, etc. Now, after shoulder and knee problems, he turned to quilting...he saw a man doing a demo at a quilt show...and the rest is history. He enters in competition which I hate to do, and has won many ribbons. He prefers to hand piece and hand quilt, but also machine pieces and quilts baby quilts for each girl that gets pregnant at his office. About five years ago, he lost the sight in his right eye and eventually had to have the eye removed. I thought he would stop quilting, but he hasn't. Men are great quilters. Look up John Flynn on the internet...he is an engineer...and a professional quilter. His wife also.