If loving needlework makes me old, then I guess I'm ancient. I started learning to sew before I started school. I learned to knit and crochet in the 5th grade. My DDs think that was back when dinosaurs roamed the earth! I didn't make my first quilt till is was 39 and even THAT was a few years ago. My best quilting friend is in her 70s and I am the one who got her hooked just a couple of years ago. You are never too young, or too old, to take up a new hobby or learn a new skill. And you get to meet the greatest people!