Age is not relavent. If your willing and able to try. Quilt, sew,whatever.... Learn and do it well. Just have fun while your doing it and all goes well. I find sewing helps people busy themselves, better themselves and keeps them from withering away aimlessly in this world.

I have been able to quilt more the past few years becouse I purchased a new Bernina. Now all in the family wants a quilt. I am still working full time and need to spend time with DH to play golf.
Norina in MA. I am 72 this year. Never enough time to quilt!

I've just turned 60 and have been quilting for 5 years now. I was recently at a quilt show (Ogallala Society in Dimmit, Texas -- great show!), and as I was helping with folding the quilts afterwards, one thing that struck me was how energetic all of the people (mostly women) were. Most, but not all, were my age or older, but some of those older could run circles around me! That was a very positive experience and says good things because I have way too many quilts I want to make yet! Robin

Yes, Amoret, "crocheted" is a word!

I'm 51, and I started quilting in my mid-thirties. I know lots of quilters who are older than me, and a few who are younger. We really do need to get younger people involved, to keep the industry vibrant.

Anne in Vancouver, Canada

I have always sewn, knitted and crocheted (Is that a word????)

My first husband had more aran jumpers than he could wear, my children always had clothes that were fit for children and there was always a gift that could be given.

Yes I've always been looked on as the strange one. Maybe it's because my first lot of inlaws were all academic and ham fisted when it came to crafting and there were a lot of them! I carried on regardless.

BUT guess where people came when they wanted something hand knitted or home made or even just mended. My daughter (21) sews and knits and my son (23) is not afraid to mend his own clothes.

I'm 42 and regarded as the baby in my sewing groups being yonger than most of thier children.

I'm now 56, but I started quilting when I was 26. I find that I have more time and money to devote to this passion now that my child is raised and we are more financially "settled". I have met many young people who would love to quilt more but don't have the time or financial resources. I teach elementary school and a 6th grader just entered a quilt she made in the county fair - she won 2nd place. We need to encourage young people.
Barbara

I'm 54 and started quilting in my early 30's.

Well, I think age is about mind over matter -- if you don't mind it doesn't matter !! What do we care what "THEY" think -- we are happy with what we are doing or none of us would be here lamenting the 'younger' generation. I'm in my early 60's and have been quilting since I was 5 years old, with my mother (God rest her soul). I have seen all the absolutely wonderful innovations (rotary cutters, long-arm machines, etc., etc., etc.) SO, let us not let them "get us down", ever!!!

I started quilting in my mid '20s and crocheting earlier than that and never felt like it was something just for old people. In fact everyone I know was happy to get the gifts I made for them and most people thought I was at least 10 years younger throughout my life. I will still be quilting when I'm old but hope to always feel and look young.

i am 45 now, started when i was 42. when i worked and was busy almost 12 hours a day working, i couldnt quilt but i had my secret that i will do it someday, may be when i will be 'old', but on 42 years old i was diagnosed with breast cancer, suddenly i could do nothing. i thought i must find some thing more then to see TV, sudoku etc. and then i got enlightenment - quilt!!! cure with color, great feeling, meditating etc. only good things in quilt world!!!

I started quilting when I was 20 now I'm 49. How many quilts do I own out of a hundred+ (3) I've have probally learnt the most over the last 5 years I'm still growing as a quilter its a never ending learning process always something new to learn and I love it.
I've also learnt the better you get the more people want,yikes! DH says I know you to well and he will keep everything if I don't give it away He reminds me you are gonna keep that one with each quilt.

I have a family member that has passed my work off as there work now that is funny but I guess a compliment!
"Grandmaw she just forgets easily"
Last Thanksgiving grandmaw asked if I still had the red quilt - i t's a pink quilt she told me she has been having dreams of my quilt that she would like to have it she says Laura would just love it... I just Bet she would! Now I'm one that takes things in with out giving any response back I just listen and smile.
I haven't quilted this dream carpenter star quilt yet! LOL.
I have already made grandmaw a quilt but she gave it away. I also quilted two of hers but she shouldn't claim the one I made her as her work.
We just laugh about it. She said she dreamed of this quilt two nights in a row...........Dream On. Laura is sure not on my list.

I think I'm naming this quilt Sweet Dreams!

Grandmaw also asked with a room full how much I would sell a quilt for like the carpenters star and its funny she offered to buy one of my daughters quilts that I had made my daughter when showing it to her she wanted it to give to Laura! I made the quilt for my daughter years ago what was she thinking I was kinda thinking she is alittle brain dead by then its like what are you thinking! Daughter was like I don't think so its not for sell.
When she asked how much I would sell a quilt for same Daughter says 1,000 LOL.
I'm still just smiling over all grandmaws conversations but feeling alittle insulted. When we get to another quilt top 2nd. daughter walks in the room and Says that ones mine! She couldn't have entered the room at just the right time in the conversation of grandmaw and she didn't have a clue of grandmaws conversation!
I was asked by several to get my quilts out so they could all see but this wasn't to much fun! LOL

I bet we could all tell some good stories!

Don't get your quilts out!!!!!!!!! LOL.

Shoot, I didn't get that over 60 memo. Too bad, so sad 'cause I am not quiting. Gloria who will retire in several months and never leave my quilting space. Well maybe not never.

I am a quilter at the ripe old age of 42!! I have been quilting for ten years but I have always sewn. I too have childhood memories of knitting or sewing at my Grandmothers knee. I do feel sorry for people who mock us and say "you need to get a life", they probably never had the chilhood experiences that we crafters had.

This is just the silliest topic of discussion. Everyone knows that no one over sixty is allowed to quilt anymore!