Are you a dedicated quilter?
06-09-2010, 09:42 AM
#24
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Keep in mind this study was done for Quilt Market, and it's all about the retail side of quilting supplies buying and selling. This wasn't a "how do you feel about your hobby" study.
06-09-2010, 10:11 AM
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Seems like a good way to turn off a lot of 'dedicated' quilters to the organization that commissioned the study. I have spent the requisite $600 this year, but that is because I'm getting started and bought a new-to-me sewing machine this year. Doubt I'll hit that again any time soon. On all their other "average" qualities, I'm a big outlier - probably 2-3 standard deviations from the mean...
Rest assured, dedication to a craft is certainly not measured by funds expended alone.
Cheers, K
Rest assured, dedication to a craft is certainly not measured by funds expended alone.
Cheers, K
06-09-2010, 10:22 AM
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Thank you for the link. It is interesting perspective, but as we all know and others have indicated, it is an attitude and not a wallet thing.
But having to generate data to support making decisions, you have to find something that you can measure. $$$s and demographics are a easily generated. To do a more qualitative "feeling" sampling is more expensive and something not done on such a wide spread population.
Good to know that I am still several deviations from the mean. I don't want to be normal. :wink:
But having to generate data to support making decisions, you have to find something that you can measure. $$$s and demographics are a easily generated. To do a more qualitative "feeling" sampling is more expensive and something not done on such a wide spread population.
Good to know that I am still several deviations from the mean. I don't want to be normal. :wink:
06-09-2010, 04:21 PM
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I had to laugh when I read the average quilter spends 2 hours a week on quilting websites... :roll:
I do take offense to having to spend a certain dollar amount to be considered dedicated...
I do take offense to having to spend a certain dollar amount to be considered dedicated...
06-09-2010, 04:41 PM
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Let's see I still 20yrs to go and I don't spend that much on fabric's. The amount I spend is extremely smaller I am always on the QB and I sew almost everyday. And they want to say I'm not dedicated. Phooey on that.
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