Yourstrulyquilts said: Talk about depreciation!
Ah, but unlike almost anything else that depreciates the minute it leave the store, the value of fabric is more than redeemed if you make a quilt, and there is - as several have pointed out - intrinsic value in the process of making it. If it's not for a profit making business or a valuable gift for someone, it represents your well earned recreation, after all. A couple of hours of sewing may be cheaper than going to a movie these days. We're not in the mall or online buying anything while we're sewing, either. Heck, we may even be saving money! For me it also has health benefits because when I'm sewing I'm not indulging in one of my other passions: baking sweet things we shouldn't eat.