$4.5B
annualized quilting-industry revenue
The 2025 Quilting Trends Survey reported annualized quilting-industry revenue of $4.5 billion.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 2025QUILTING REFERENCE
Quilting Statistics: Market, Makers and Shopping Trends
A current, sourced snapshot of the quilting market and the people who keep it moving. Last updated September 8, 2026.
AT A GLANCE
A useful view of a hands-on, evolving market.
Quilting data is not collected in one public national dashboard. This page brings together the most recent published results from the annual Quilting Trends Survey, a long-running study of quilting consumers in North America.
Use these figures with their stated scope in mind. They describe survey respondents, not every maker, shop, or quilt in the country. Each figure links directly to the reporting that published it.
CURRENT FIGURES
Quilting statistics to cite in 2026.
9-11M
active quilting consumers
The same 2025 survey put the active quilting audience at 9 to 11 million consumers, a range it says has remained consistent over the past decade.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 202518%
of respondents were new to quilting
In the 2025 study, 18% of respondents said they were new to quilting, up from 11% in the prior year's results.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 20256 hrs
spent quilting in an average week
The 2025 survey described the average respondent as spending six hours each week on quilting.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 202511 / 9
projects started / finished per year
Respondents in the 2025 study started an average of 11 projects a year and finished 9.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 202564%
prefer a local shop for quilting supplies
For quilting supplies, 64% of 2025 survey respondents preferred a local shop, compared with 13% who preferred to buy online.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 202551%
prefer a local shop for fabric and thread
For fabric and thread, 51% of 2025 respondents preferred local shopping, while 22% preferred online shopping.
Source: Quilting Trends Survey results, May 13, 202567
average age in the 2026 survey profile
The 2026 survey presentation described the established core quilting consumer as age 67 on average, while also noting that its distribution may skew older.
Source: Quilting Industry Consumer Survey results, May 26, 2026WHAT THE NUMBERS SUGGEST
Choice matters as much as convenience.
Quilters are investing real time in projects and still value local expertise, fabric assortment, and quality. At the same time, newer makers and time-constrained makers need an easy way to get started and keep going. That makes clear project information, considered fabric choices, and a welcoming shopping experience especially valuable.
Bear Paws Creative is built for that moment of choice: a maker has an idea, wants fabric with character, and needs a project that feels worth their time. Explore the current collection or see the available quilt kits.
SOURCES AND METHOD
How this page is maintained.
Figures above come from Craft Industry Alliance reporting on the annual Quilting Trends Survey and its 2026 consumer-survey coverage. The 2025 results were based on more than 30,000 responses, with 95% from the United States and 5% from Canada.
The 2026 reporting notes that the survey's email-based distribution may skew its profile older. That is why this page labels the figures as survey results rather than treating them as a census of all quilters. Sources were checked September 8, 2026.
- Craft Industry Alliance, 2025 Quilting Trends Survey results
- Craft Industry Alliance, 2026 Quilting Industry Consumer Survey results
Cite this page
Bear Paws Creative. “Quilting Statistics: Market, Makers and Shopping Trends.” Updated September 8, 2026.
Stable reference: Quilting Statistics