I have always been a compulise crafter, even as a small child. Some time after I got married I got into making soft dolls for my children and soap making. DH thought my hobbies were too exepensive, so he took me to Quilt in a Day and signed me up for the beginner class making a log cabin. He also bought the basic rulers and supplies needed. Now about 9 years later, he knows better then to think of quilt making as a cheap hobby. He has opened pandoras box. Fortunately he is overal supportive. He is a wood worker himself and has a very large, double car, extra deep garage as his work shop. I must say I made a scrappy quilt when I was in highschool and later one when I was in college but I used no technique or anything and did it my way. I wished I had a family history of quilt making.