"Quilters" do you fall in this category?
07-28-2010, 06:57 AM
#131
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Location: Peoria Illinois
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I guess I am a bit older than the average. My granmother started me sewing and quilting when I was in grade school. Did a little thru the years, bought as I needed. When we moved (my husband was transferred every 2-4 years) gave my fabric to a local church so I didn't have to move it. FInally when he retired to one spot, got my own sewing room, worked for a fabric store, and my sewing room blossomed.
I have enough fabric to make dozens of quilts a year until I am at least 200 years old. Looking and rearranging my stash is therapy. I have notes on dozens of quilts to make, have bags ready with everything needed to make quilts. I even thought ahead and put directions in my bags so I knew what they were for.
I have enough fabric to make dozens of quilts a year until I am at least 200 years old. Looking and rearranging my stash is therapy. I have notes on dozens of quilts to make, have bags ready with everything needed to make quilts. I even thought ahead and put directions in my bags so I knew what they were for.
07-28-2010, 07:04 AM
#132
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by pvquilter
Read this in an article and thought I would share:
Just a few quilting statistics:
*The average age of quilter is 62 years old.
*About 85 percent of quilters have a room dedicated to quilting activities at home.
*On average, a quilter will have $8500.00 worth of tools and supplies for quilting.
*A quilter will also have $3700.00 invested in purchased fabric.
Is this you? I know I fall in that category. Give me your thoughts. :lol: :oops: :roll:
Just a few quilting statistics:
*The average age of quilter is 62 years old.
*About 85 percent of quilters have a room dedicated to quilting activities at home.
*On average, a quilter will have $8500.00 worth of tools and supplies for quilting.
*A quilter will also have $3700.00 invested in purchased fabric.
Is this you? I know I fall in that category. Give me your thoughts. :lol: :oops: :roll:
07-28-2010, 07:07 AM
#133
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 235
Wow, yes to all those requirements. I am 62, I have a dedicated sewing room and over the last few years since I started this hobby I must have spent as much as that, if not more on fabric, notions, machine etc.
07-28-2010, 07:37 AM
#134
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Brewerton, NY
Posts: 2,489
Oh yes, I fall in that catagory....I'm 62 and have been quilting for 30+ years. I'm sure that I've spent that much on material, and every little $2.00 item adds up so even though I had to think if I could have spent that much. It's easy to do. And I'm not done, I want a new machine. So all you young quilters out there, don't be get upset thinking it'll cost that much. It just addes up little at a time, but well worth it. And I actually use two rooms for sewing, one for the actual sewing, one for cutting.
07-28-2010, 08:01 AM
#139
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Portage, MI
Posts: 651
Age is spot on, I quilt in a corner of our living room, have not spent the amt of $ for tools etc due to hubby being laid off 2 yrs ago. Am in my frugal mode these days but still enjoying my quilting time and this site is so helpful. Glad to see the younger quilters! You all rock!
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