Originally Posted by pinkCastleDH

For us it's a shared hobby. I'm not as much into quilting as she is (though I try to help her with opinions/advice/math when asked) and she's not as much into bicycling as I am (though we usually get some time each year in on the tandem - this year being the exception.) Oddly enough I'll probably use the majority of the machines more than she will as she doesn't seem to be that interested in treadle/hand crank sewing - just in the machines themselves. Should I ever get to the point where I actually make a quilt I think a hand crank would be just my speed for piecing blocks and a treadle for actual joining blocks, quilting and binding.