Originally Posted by
ptquilts
I started quilting in the 1980's, and believe me it has EXPLODED since then. I think I heard something like 20 million people in the US say they are quilters. There are a lot more of us now!! Yay!!
ditto. qnm was the first quilt mag i found to buy off of a magazine rack at grocery store. it had just becomeavailable that way as it had been, literally a "newsletter" mailed to subscribers. one of the things that, i believe, also contributed to the speed with which the industry grew was the introduction of the rotary cutter, mat, rulers. rotary cutting enabled the making of cutting out & assembling several quilts a year. especially for working women. outside the home,that is
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