Great story! I am teaching my DGD to quilt now. she is 10 and she has her own distinct style which is not mine at all. Both of us are having so much fun. Guess who is getting a little machine for Christmas??? She has her own little stash now and best of all, her mother says, "Who is this little girl? I don't know my own daughter!" She has cleaned and organized her room and closet which is a major change. She has honestly slept in her brother's room many nights because she couldn't find room in her full-sized bed. Now she says, "I make my bed every day because it makes my room look so pretty!". We are a family in SHOCK and it all began when she started hand quilting with me.