Hmmmm! Quilt making to our foremothers was not a "hobby" but a real neccesary part of their daily lives. They did it so their children and themselves would not die of the cold in the long winters they had to endure.
For most of us, we do it because we are carrying on a tradition. Is quilting a hobby? I suppose it is by definition but for me it is much more than that. I feel I am keeping a very special part of women's history alive and in doing so I am contributing my part to history!!!