It is more of an artful expression for me. I have long been jealous of my husband and daughter for their talents in the art world but now have found an outlet for my artful side. (and I believe we all have one) In my opinion a “hobby” is something that you can put down and return to at some later point. For me, my quilting is something I love to live with every day, even if I do not actually sew every day. I am always looking at things with an eye to what they would look like in a quilt, what colors I would add to it, what pattern I could make out of it. Come to think of it, I might have to call it an obsession.