I began piecing and quilting out of necessity. I needed something I couldn't afford to buy.
It became interesting and challenging and I learned from that needful project.
I had not been painting and expressing my creative self for years due to health problems from the painting media.
Now I can draw and paint again, with fabric.
I got tired of using my time to read and not having a productive result from that time.
Don't get me wrong, reading for pleasure is a mental necessity, but I was using much too much of my time in that pursuit.
I am very thankful that I can physically DO something, be creative, and the result be a product to be used by someone.
Short answer: I use them, my friends WANT them (so far :-0), and I enjoy making more for the challenge of new techniques and the picture that hasn't been painted/sewed yet.