After 45 years, you bet quilting inspires me. I can't wait to finish a quilt or to start yet another. Have a pile of ufo's that almost fills my closet. Ok not quite that bad-- grin. Also a pile of finished quilts that I share (along with a friend) through trunk shows for local guilds. I make lots of smaller items, my friend does large quilts. That and we seem to feed off one another. We joke and make it fun.
Have I had dry spells in these years. You bet I have, but I always end up inspired by something I see or read and I am knee deep in fabric again. Keeps me young.
Besides that, most of my friends are quilters, we all share the same need for just one more piece of that pretty floral or that new bright color that just came out.
Also travel with quilting friends, this week will be to Des Moines to the AQS show. Can't wait to see what is there. By sharing the expenses we can all afford to go.