A conversation with a friend turned to our hobbies and we both wondered if there is such a thing as a cheap (inexpensive) hobby. She had done the sewing thing until she decided it wasn’t worth the money and switched to gardening, which she still enjoys. But it tends to empty her purse as well.

Quilting is hard on the pocketbook too, what with needing a decent machine and all the accessories – no simple scissors and old-fashioned yard stick will do . . . contd.

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