Very interesting :) Brings to mind many things that are cyclical, and Barbara Mandrell's song "I was country when country wasn't cool." I wore Keds and flip-flops when they were "poor people" shoes, for instance. And jeans were just for dirt farmers, remember that?
I do remember when hand-quilting was considered a "retired old lady" hobby, and my Gran took ribbing from her cousins. I'm glad both hand- and machine quilting are finding their place, side by side in the quilting world.