I hope you show pics whether you think it turns out good or not...I betcha you do beautiful work! I can think of few things more fun than sitting around a quilt, jabbing with the girls, while quilting. You can fellowship and make something useful (not wasting time) at the same time.
I'm going to dig up my dad's book and share with you his memory of his mom and her friends/relatives quilting.

Knitting is a little different, to me. You can watch TV or the grandchildren, even read when you knit. It's a mechanical procedure, unless you have to count... knit one, purl two, knit one, purl two. When can we see some of your work, JJ?