Ok I started when I was about 28. I have sewn all my life since a little girl so going into quilting was just another step. But like an earlier post said...through the years quilting took a back seat while I did the other important stuff of raising a family and working. But now that I am retired and an old lady, I have all the time in the world. My quilt class that meets at the senior center and open to anyone over 18 has a young girl who is about late 20's.