Originally Posted by amazon
My DD has recently gotten hooked on quilting and thinks its COOL, so if we continue to introduce the younger ones , I don't think it will be a dying art and they will continue to improve/shortcuts in the craft, look what's happened in the last 20yrs!
Yup I agree - plus the art quilt phenomonen, pushes the boundaries of what can be done with our craft and entices a whole new young group of quilters. I must say, a lot of the contemporary stuff goes a little over my head, I would have said I prefer the traditional, although my boundaries have been pushed a LOT since I joined the board. I'm 44 BTW and have been sewing/knitting/crafting in one way or another since my Granny first put a needle in my hand aged 9. And I have two kids aged 7 (boy) and 5 (girl) - Joey has made his first doll quilt and Lily is working on a needlepoint picture. I don't force them into it but of course they want to do what Momma does. I think our craft is safe. It may evolve - it IS evolving, but it'll never die. :D