Originally Posted by Maggiemay
I think sewing in general has really declined in the last few decades. It used to be a requirement in school for girls (& sometimes boys depending on the school) but now in many places it is not even offered. In the 80's there were fabric stores in most malls- where I lived anyhow & you never see that anymore either.
When my DD went to high school several years ago - their Home Ec teacher asked the girls if they wanted to learn to sew clothes or quilts and all the girls said quilts - so they all pieced quilts. My DD wound up making 3 quilt tops in three years. I had the first one machine quilted for her and she took it to her college dorm with her. Then the other tops were here after she graduated from college and moved to Paducah - so I had them machine quilted and gave them to her at two different wedding showers tha she had.