I have always loved sewing. When I wore business suits to work, it was worth my time to sew "designer" quality clothes for a fraction of what I could buy them for. Now that I'm retired and pretty much live in jeans and t-shirts or sweatshirts, it's not worth my effort to sew my own clothes, so I pretty much hadn't sewed for a few years. When my great nephew was born last year, I thought it would be nice to make a baby quilt. That was it - I was hooked. I enjoyed making that quilt so much, I've been making quilt after quilt for relatives, friends, Quilts of Valor, Ronald McDonald house, etc. I'm really enjoying my "new" hobby and the opportunity to learn new techniques, etc.