No, I don't believe it is a dying art. I do think that time is very short for most people however. I am a hand quilter with a LA simply because I can't hand quilt my quilts fast enough to keep up with all the grand kids that are being born now. I am on my second round of quilts for everyone in the family. After this last round, I do not intend to make any more until grand kids start graduating. Between now and then I am going to hand quilt all the quilts that I make for myself. These quilts will be the ones that get handed down and I can only hope that my kids have will have matured enough to realize the work that was/is being put into them. I want to showcase my best work for the future.