I had retired and signed up for an upholstery class. I was in the wrong class at first and found that that class was a sewing/quilting class. So I joined it. My daughter had taken up quilting while laid off and gave me some of her tools, when she found a job. My former job was very regimented and a friend of mine at the job has also retired earlier. She turned to art and is very good - I turned to quilting (had sewn a lot when I was younger) and we both found our creative sides. I make quilts I like and make some for gifts. I still attend the quilting class (at the technical college, tuition is only $25 a semester) and found a new community of quilters, and made new friends. I try to make sure I do at least 1 hour of quilting a day, seems to be right, but don't ask me when I washed the kitchen floor last!