I've been seeing more young people buying fabrics Wandering the aisles looking for just the right color etc.for quilts.This last prom season A mother was choosing fab for her DDs prom dress and the DD was off choosing fabs for a quilt she was going to make for her dad's B/day My fav WalMart store has a 19 yr old boy that makes all the displays and his own quilts and he's teaching sewing skills at the Boys and Girls Club. The Home Ec classes in the schools are full with both boys and girls. So I do believe there will always be Quilters and Sewers -No matter what the Age or Gender may be.