Your story beats mine! I started my first quilt in Texas and must have bought bolts of material. A very difficult pattern and the material was chintz. I made drapes to match and started on the quilt. My husband became ill and subsequently died. I decided to leave and "go on the road". I bought an RV and sold my house (left the drapes) and had a few things shipped to a storage shed in California. I wandered around and found a charming fellow traveler and we married. We bought a small home and I finally (10 years after starting) finished the quilt. My husband didn't like it so I gave it to a neighbor. But I got hooked on quilting and have made many quilts since. I visit my quilt occasionally at the neighbor's house!