Definitely, Mt Dora is a quaint, quiet town. I love to visit there. You might also want to consider The Villages on route 19... easy access to everything by car and, inside the village, you can get everything you need by golf cart. The Villages has been featured on the national news shows a few times. Quilt shops near there are
http://clermontsewing.com/ and
http://www.quiltingbynancy.com/ [no affiliation]. I used to live in crowded south Florida and my folks lived just up the road from The Villages in a manufactured home community called Hawthorne Village. You can read about The Villages here
http://thevillages.com/aboutus/contactus.htm and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Villages,_Florida