Dear MissSongBird,
I'm glad that you are passionate about quilting. No matter what your age, quilting can be very therapeutic. I think I started in my 30's. I'm currently 42. I attempted to join a local quilt group. Long story short, I don't fit in with the snooty quilters in my town. Nor do I want to join a group of religious women who quilt. Not into that either. I am content to go on shop hops with my quilter friends from work or personal life who (incidentally are quite older than me), but who are wonderful company!
Again, I'm glad that you've found something that you're interested in and have stuck to it! May you have many happy years of quilting ahead of you!