I'm definitely not a spring chicken at 38 but absolutely not old either. I have been sewing for quite a few years and now I quilt and other gift items almost daily. If I'm not sewing I am definitely looking for new ideas or thinking of some new project. So let your friend know that not only old people quilt but all age groups. I personally havent met alot of quilters locally that are in their early years so to say but I know they are out there. After all the is no such thing as old quilters just extremely knowledgable quilters.