When I first read the $8500 for supplies and tools, I thought... NO WAY! Then, I considered my sewing machines, frame, rulers, mat boards, et cetera. I still have a couple thousand to go, but I will get there LONG before I am 62. I am 37, so many more years to shop.
I sew in my laundry room, but my guest room really is my fabric/quilt frame-midarm room.
My fabric stash well exceeds the amount, since I know I have well over a thousand yards. Yikes. Guess I help avaerage out those who don't. :P