Originally Posted by Joan
I don't even think about the cost of this addictive hobby.
It brings me so much pleasure, I don't even consider the cost.
(but, please understand, that I'm retired, kids are grown...etc. :mrgreen: )
AMEN, Joan. My sentiments exactly. I don't figure in the cost of everything. Most of my quilts are gifts from the heart, not the pocketbook. I make these quilts because it fulfills my desire to create, it fills my life with the joy of creating, it fills my need to use my time (retired & no longer babysitting GKs) in a useful way. It fills my heart with joy to think of some child in a hospital getting a gift from a stranger. As far as I am concerned these are beyond any intrinsic (sp?) value. I am lucky to be able to afford to buy whatever and whenever I feel the need to create a "treasure". I am keeping a file this year of all my fabric and notions receipts just to see at the end of the year what I have spent. But I REALLY don't want to know. Some people travel, some people go to spas to regenerate, some people buy extravagent cars, etc. I spend my money on creating "Love" for someone who might not otherwise be able to have these treasures.