I always made my granddaughter's clothes, but when we started homeschooling, she didn't need school clothes. It just so happened there was a small quilting group close by, that you could donate scraps, thread, etc., to, you didn't have to quilt to join. They donated all their quilts to local women's shelter. I had no intention of quilting. My dh wants to know where the REAL Carmen is, because the REAL Carmen said she would never quilt. I told him that was before I learned about rotary cutters, rulers, quick piecing methods, etc.LOL That's my story and I'm sticking to it.