Yes. Sadly I have noticed this too. The fabric department is growing smaller as they give more of their space to other crafts. With home economics no longer being taught in the schools, most girls do not have exposure to the world of sewing. If there was a way to give them that exposure I think it would bring in a whole new generation of sewing and quilting enthusiasts. Years ago I started a sewing group at my church. My greatest joy is to see the excitement young women have when they sit behind a sewing machine for the first time and sew. We usually start them off doing strip piecing. At first they are intimidated, but after sewing a few strips, they begin to get it! Over and over I hear "Its too much fun!" "I never knew sewing could be this much fun!" I tell them, "That is why we do it!:-)"