I don't think quilting will die any time soon. Even though the economy has taken out lots of small quilt shops, the fabric industry is still a thriving one. My five year old granddaughter who lives in Virginia cannot wait until she gets her first sewing machine. She will sit on my lap for an hour looking at fabric on line and she loves to go fabric shopping with me. This is a picture of my six year old granddaugher and her eight year old brother who live in Charlotte. My Charlotte granddaughter would rather play soccer than sew, but her brother made the quilt top that you see in the photo. He is going to turn it into a soldier quilt when I visit later this month. He wants a sewing machine for his ninth birthday in November.