Noone in my family quilts...a friend of mine mentioned that she quilts as a hobby and I thought that was cool. she said why don't we do a trip around the world in a day...she came over early in the morning and we worked on it till 9pm...top was completed. Then the following weekend she showed me how to put it together and bind...Now...I was a person who did not even know how to sew or cuter a rotary cutter...so she showed me how to do that too...she hooked me...so she makes a few quilts a year and I am the once a month nut...its not a cheap hobby...as I thought it would be when I started. I am one that had no clue how much it costs to make a quilt. Now when I see one I am more of an Aaawwww person....