- Total quilters in the US now exceed 27 million! Up from 21.3 million in 2003.
- Total quilt industry spend.... $3.3 billion!
- The average "Dedicated Quilter," who spends over $600 per year on quilting-related purchases, represents 4.7% of all quilters... AND... account for 88% of total quilting expenditures!
- She, the average Dedicated Quilter, is about 59 years old, well educated (72% attended college), has quilted for 13.5 years, and spends $2,304 annually on quilting.
- She owns 2.6 sewing machines. Now, I thought this was silly until I stumbled over my second sewing machine on the way to the kitchen.
- She also purchased an average of 98.7 YARDS of fabric at a cost of $816.60 in the last 12 months. I'm sure that the THREE BOLTS of Nelson Mandela fabrics I purchased this summer DOES NOT count because I shared the yards with others!
Do these statistics represent you?
