QuiltnNan

http://www.quilts.com/announcements/...QIA_survey.pdf
I guess we are doing our part to support the economy

tessagin

I'm pretty close in some aspects. Not so much others.

jrhboxers

I agree with just about all of the demographics except one - age. I am only 53 but I have been 'retired' for over 15 years, so I guess it works out that way. Neat information though.

GEMRM

Kind of interesting isn't it? But shocking to see the dollars involved on an individual basis!

IrishNY

I fit the profile almost exactly, except the average age is more than a decade older than me. I would have called myself obsessive instead of dedicated, but that's just me.

wolph33

lol,way too dedicated but my income is no where near their average.I can not image having the income that they call average-oh my the stash would grow big time then.

oh munner

If there are so many quilter's in America, why is it that so many quilt shops are closing?

Chicca

Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed reading the article and was amazed at the results. I am a dedicated quilter but am only 48 and do not earn anywhere close to what they present.

quiltjoey

I pretty much fit the bill but not in all aspects. I think online shopping is putting a lot of LQS out of business. imho

cathyvv

Sort of?

I took up quilting for two reasons. With my fibromyalgia/arthritis, there wasn't too much else I could do without setting off pain, plus I wanted to keep my brain active with something that was truly hard for me mentally - geometry. Happily, my geometric abilities are somewhat improved, so perhaps my brain really is getting a work out from quilting!

Both of those reasons were good enough to try quilting, but the creativity quilting unleashed is addictive!

I have spent $$ on quilting tools, but I don't think I'm too close to the average. I have a lot of fabric - way too much - and I often think that I quilt so I can buy fabric, instead of buying fabric so I can quilt. I've always loved textiles, just didn't realize how much until I started quilting.

However, when I start to feel like I can't go a day without sewing, I purposely don't sew for about a week. Otherwise, I would be, as one of my Drs, once said, "...either obsessively compulsing or compulsively obsessing." And that Dr wasn't even a shrink!

A side benefit of quilting (for me) is that I have lost my tendency to perfectionism, at least with regard to quilting! If every quilt I made had to be perfect, then none of my quilts would ever have been completed!

PS: My perfectionistic tendencies do not extend to house work!