Thrifty Thinking - How Expensive is Quilting?

 According to quilt industry statistics, approximately 22% of quilters earn their primary income from quilting. But is the cost of quilting worth it as just a hobby for the other 78%?

We turned to Corey Pearson, Master Quilter, for intel about how much it really costs to get into quilting.

“The cost that goes into quilting can really vary depending on what you are wanting to put into it and what you are wanting to get out of it. There are a lot of cost-effective ways of attaining quilting supplies and once you get past the overhead cost quilting can be a rather inexpensive hobby. People who quilt professionally, however, tend to spend more on supplies but it is worth it for their overall profit,” says Corey Pearson, Master Quilter and VP of Customer Success at Linda’s Electric Quilters. 

Don’t let the price of quilting stop you from creating lasting memories.

“Personally, I have seen people spend as little as one thousand to as high as tens of thousands of dollars on their supplies per year, but the average to get started can be expected to be two to three thousand if you are starting with nothing – not even a sewing machine,” he says.