I just started to FMQ in the past year or so. I decided I could not afford to pay 2 cents a inch. I am not to good yet but I have started to improve. I am 74. I have been sewing for 61 years nonstop. I have been quilting for about 8 years now. I love the whole thing and make lots of Items. Keep up the good work and don't ever give up and you will stay young. My Mother just turned 100 in August.