I was 29, but didn't become a dedicated quilter until age 69. I'm so crazy about quilting now I'd spend every minute in my sewing room if I could. Just finished a quilt for my great niece who turns one year old today and I did it without a pattern, just picked out fabric, fussy cut and made blocks. Added teddy bear sashing and backed it with Paddington Bear. The quilting is a meandering stitch and did swirls in the blocks. All in all I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I'm still struggling with binding. Practice, practice and some day I'll get those mitered corners perfect. So I sure got off the subject didn't I? I wish I'd started quilting seriously years ago, but I'm sure having a ball now.