I started piece quilting after I turned 50 because a friend invited me to a BOM at a local quilt shop--it was such a great deal. You paid $5.00 for a kit for your first block. If you brought it back finished the next month, then the next block was free. I finished 12 beautiful blocks and only paid $5.00.
After that I was hooked. A couple of years ago, I did ten BOMs at the same time. Now I work on my own and don't do the BOMs anymore. I have more kits, patterns, and fabric now then I could ever use in a life time...it's fabulous!!!