Originally Posted by IrishNY

I quilt for lots of reasons.

Somedays I think I quilt just so I can buy fabric! That's my favorite part, picking out colors and imagining the possibilities.

I loved to sew my kid's clothes when they were young and couldn't imagine not sewing when they no longer wanted homemade clothes, so began quilting.

I have a high stress job and quilting is a break from the demands of it.

Having four kids and a DH, it was important to me to have something that was just mine. Otherwise I was afraid I would be consumed by their needs and completely neglect my own. It also gave me a quiet place to escape from the family when I really needed it. I could tell DH "I'm going to sew - you're in charge" and he was fine with it.

I am a practical person, so quilting allows me a hobby that results in a useful object. I need that or I can't see the point.

And I love the ability to create something that is one of a kind for those I love, a perpetual hug from me when they wrap it around themselves.

Different reasons for diiferent times, but all are reasons I have been quilting for more than 20 years and never grow tired of it.