anniec55

That is amazing! And after reading several the post figure that I am one of those that fits the norm, catching up on the age buy more than make up for those wwho are sewing at the kitchen table, by the way I did my time there too, and definitely have the stash to bring the numbers up!! It is a scarey stat, though nice to know I'm not the exception and in great company!!

Ruby Y Campos

If I am not there, I am very close. Bought my first sewing 50 years ago, and at one point in my life I decided to put all my time, $, and energy into one creative activity. Therefore, I now have 3 machines, and have one bedroom space only for sewing, and I have tools, fabrics and many unfinished projects. Oh, yes, I beat that age by over 10 years. And, of course, having a great deal of fun!!

ffpln

sounds like i fit in except for the age though .

Patched

Age,yes

Room, yes

Amount of machines and notions, no--less

Amount of fabric, no--way more

velvor

I am guilty on all accounts, just a little over the age, The equipment soon adds up with a couple of machines, embroidery machine and all the assorted rulers, templates, irons, magazines, pattern books and software etc etc oh, can't forget the computer that is needed to run a lot of this stuff. We used to have a combined computer/sewing room.... guess who got tossed out. Fabric is a huge investment over the years but I do enjoy shopping for it and so many nice quilts have gone to family.

IBQUILTIN

I'm there. Especially if you count the machines as supplies

sew_it_up

I am on the upper side of the age. I guess that's what helps make the average. I don't have that much in supplies and I CERTAINLY don't have the fabric. I am currently using scraps to make a quilt.

aborning

A couple months ago I bought an oak dining room table on an on-line furniture store auction for $120 and I only had to drive 1 hr. 20 minutes to get it. (The nice thing is we had to go to that town for semthing else anyway so it realy wasn't an extra trip). It is polished nice and has rounded edges so the fabric slides over it very nicely. I put both leaves in the table and then my husband cut out the hole exactly where I wanted the sewing machine to sit and then he lowered the piece he cut out so my sewing machine sits down below the surface of the table top so the sewing is all at an even level. I love it and it beat spending thousands on a special table (which would have been little and I wanted a big table to be able to more easily work with bigger quilts). This tabel sits in a permanent spot in my sewing room.

twinkie

I am older than the average age, I have a room and part of another one. I have a lot of equipment and tools but I think I need to reverse the $ amounts of tools and fabric. I probably have $8,500 in fabric and $3,700 in tools. But I think we need to work on the average age of quilters and get more young people into quilting. I have seen many grandmothers teaching the young people how to quilt and I think it is great!!

jeanmaire

I am there and enjoy them all.