Funny story........there was an article in our daily newspaper a while back featuring an older man who had started quilting. He said he had always wanted a sewing machine but his wife didn't think it was necessary. After she died one of the first things he did was go out and buy himself a machine and start quilting. He lived in a retirement home and, because of thin walls, was told he couldn't sew before 6 a.m. or after 10 p.m. He had made several quilts and the comment I just LOVED was that he had sewed so much he had nearly worn out his needle!!