What Will Change in Quilting in 10 Years? Podcast #126
This week I am sharing a fun podcast with my predictions for changes to the quilting world in the next 10 years. I’m looking forward to the next decade because I know it will be filled with awesome new machines and materials. The internet is getting faster so learning and creating will become even easier!
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What Will Change for Quilting in the Next 10 Years?
It was interesting to first think back to how things were in 2010. In the last 10 years crafting education has become very wide spread. We can watch videos on just about any technique and we can watch on our phones or tablets anywhere. In the next 10 years I think this will continue to increase and it will be easier and easier to learn how to make or do anything you want to do.
That being said, it is harder for creators like myself because there are so many videos to watch and choose from! It helps me out the most when you share my videos with your quilting friends and guilds.
Please share and comment and spread the love because that ensures my tutorials will be enjoyed by more interested quilters.
Sewing Machine Changes 2020 – 2030
The trend for the past 10 years was for home sewing machines to get bigger and more expensive. At the same time our longarm machines have also become smaller and less expensive.
You can get a small longarm for less than $6000! I believe this trend will continue – provided prices don’t significantly increase due to trade issues with China. That being said, I absolutely support bringing jobs and manufacturing back to the United States!
How Will Fabric Change in the 20s?
This is where I think we will see the most dramatic change as fabric companies move to digital printing. Printing on demand is also growing and I love being able to upload to Spoonflower.com and know that my designs will still be there in 5 years.
I also think this is a more ecological form of printing that is less expensive to both manufacturers and the planet. I’m excited about using American Made Brand cotton fabrics and looking into new hand dyed fabrics as well.
Overall I’m super excited about the next 10 years! I know think many things will change that I cannot even anticipate at this point. It’s been fun to look back at the changes of the last decade. The days are long, but the years are short!
Let’s go quilt,
Leah Day
Check out the most recent podcast episodes:
- #125 – Studio Tour 2020!
- #124 – My Word of the Year for 2020
- #123 – Living Without Regrets and Making a Memory Quilt
- #122 – How to Design a Goddess Quilt
- #121 – Experiences vs. Stuff
- #120 – Working Through the Messy Middle
- #119 – Stitching Myself Back Together
- #118 – Pros and Cons of Precuts
- #117 – Make Your Dream Achievements Come True
- #116 – How Much Time Will This Quilt Take?
- #115 – Ten Steps to Finishing Your UFOs
- #114 – Priority is Singular!
- #113 – Celebrating Ten Years in Business!
- #112 – Back from July Vacation
- #111 – Unpacking from Quilt Fantastic
- #110 – The Game of Perfection
Very interesting. Congrats on ten awesome years. I do hope a return of respect to all stitchers and quilters, and all craft people.
Do you feel disrespected Danice? I sometimes feel misunderstood and a bit freakish in comparison to typical women my age, but I’ve never felt disrespected. That’s an interesting perspective!
Hi Leah! I agree with your assessment of the next 10 years. I think younger quilters will be more conscious of waste and won’t have stashes. On demand CUSTOM printing will be locally in a new minimalist shop with nothing but blanks and potentially custom hand dyes. Quilters will continue to gather socially but may have more virtual meeting via Skype due to busy schedules and diseases …ps if your suck stay home! Don’t worry about people losing skills remember when not learning cursive was a fear? Now hand lettering is all the rage! Everything old will be new again . The technology of the Cricut maker is amazing , I love mine and it will help people like me as we age and find cutting difficult. I believe they will make cutting fabric quick and easy. Machines will get smoother and smoother maybe never need maintenance ?
Thank you for sharing Vicki! I’d love to hear you do a podcast on this topic too! I’m sure your perspective will be different and insightful and then in 10 years we can both compare notes.
I really enjoyed hearing your predictions for the the next 10 years but what I really am interested in is that little sewing case that you can so easily carry around. Did you make that and, if so, can you do a tutorial showing us how to make one? If you bought it will you direct to where we can buy one. This would be perfect for me.
That was an IKEA find two years ago, so I’m not sure if they’re still available. Browse through their paper / home decor areas and see if you can order one online. They are super cool!