The body’s physical and mental decline associated with aging varies from person to person, but common issues can be a decline in memory, difficulty learning new things, and trouble focusing from one task to another.  Research shows that people who stay intellectually engaged are more likely to maintain their mental acuity.  Traditionally, quilting was done to provide coverings for family members, but in the last few decades we have learned that quilting has much more to offer.   Our aging population has turned to quilting to help fill time after retirement, to express creativity, to relief stress, and provide an opportunity to increase social interaction.  Quilting has been proven to help combat the effects of aging because participants learn new skills, complete challenging tasks, and retain focus and concentration. During the pandemic, one Homemaker contacted the Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences for help to create some quilts while she was secluded. Using proper social distancing, the agent taught a quilting pattern to the Homemaker who then created 9 more quilts using the pattern.  The Homemaker loved these lessons so much she asked the class be taught to other Homemakers where she would help teach.  With assistance from the Homemaker, the agent created the pattern instructions. A class was held 6 months later where 8 women made a quilt from the created pattern.  A total of 20 quilts were reported made. Most of the quilts were given as gifts for the holidays with the women reporting stronger inter-generational family bonds as well as increased moral from being able to do something useful while staying in due to the pandemic. 75% of the participants reported their plan to make the pattern again.  For one participant, this was her first quilt. She reported a huge increase in confidence and a great satisfaction with her quilt. This increased confidence has spurred her on to create over 15 quilts for holiday presents using other patterns. She no longer hesitates to say she is a quilter and considers it a hobby. She states it is a new hobby she enjoys which provides friendship and an outlet to help her during this time she is grieving the loss of her parents.