Originally Posted by NDQuilts
My purchasing habits are to gather fabrics for a quilt and put it in my stash as a kit. Right now, I am conquering the UFO pile and stash diving. Since I don't purchase random items so when I want new yardage I don't feel bad about getting it. That said, I just bought fabric for two quilts but prior to that had not made a purchase for a year. I do think that the quilting industry will shrink as a result of rising prices, both manufacturing and distribution outlets. Those that want to continue creating will have to be creative. But it is these pressures that have historically led to innovation, which is something to be excited for. My concern long-term is that the industry is aging and not attracting younger quilters, and rising prices will not mitigate that.
I'm concerned too that there aren't more young people interested making anything from scratch/by hand (not that quilting has to be hand-sewn). From what I see in my own three kids, they just don't have the feel for long-term projects. They lose interest.
But then, maybe a lot of us have the same problem with losing interest or getting distracted. Could that explain all the UFOs?