Years ago I sewed cloths for the kids, because we were farmers and money was so tight. Then I started quilting, because it was some thing I could do with 5 kids, lots of farm work. We watch every cent we had, we helped support the in-laws for 16 years. At any rate we were blessed, every farm is paid for, we lived long enough to retire, but we still watch the gas money when driving to town. Don`t go any more than we need to.