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Attracting Young People + Men to the Sewing Community | LIVE SHOW

October 8, 2017 by Jennifer Moore Leave a Comment

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Whether we like it or not, the sewing community has a bit of a dilemma – we NEED more people sewing (particularly younger people and males) to keep this industry alive and sustainable.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: attracting youth to sewing, diy movement, dying art, fabric, jennifer moore, men sewing, men who sew, millennial trends, millennials, millennials and sewing, modern quilting, modern sewing, next generation, old school vs new school, quilting, quilting survey, sewing, sewing community, sewing for beginners, sewing industry, sewing report, sewing vlogger, why dont young people sew, young people, young people sewing, youth sewing

There’s Something About Mary [VIDEOS]

March 18, 2016 by Jennifer Moore 1 Comment

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I’m surprised Mary Fons hasn’t filed a restraining order against me yet.

Filed Under: Sewlebrity File Tagged With: co hosts, famous quilters, freelancing, german guy, grad school, love of quilting, marianne fons, mary fons, millennials, news, notable quilters, pbs, podcast, quilt show, quilt your heart out, quiltcon, quilting, quilting event, quilting interview, quilts, radio show, sew, sewing, sewing convention, sewing industry, sewlebrities, sewlebrity, television show, there's something about mary, traveling, writer, young people

Sewlebrity File: Mary Fons on ‘Bringing Sexy Back’ to Sewing & Quilting

March 14, 2016 by Jennifer Moore Leave a Comment

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Sewlebrity and renowned quilter, writer, and world traveler Mary Fons (yes, daughter of the legendary Marianne Fons) talks to Sewing Report’s Jennifer Moore on ‘bringing sexy back’ to the sewing and quilting world.

Filed Under: Quilting, Sewlebrity File Tagged With: attract people to sewing, attracting millennials, blog, bringing sexy back, hip, hipster, interview, make sewing attractive, marianne fons, mary fons, new quilters, new sewists, new to quilting, new to sewing, paper girl blog, podcast, popularity, quilt your heart out, quilter, quilting, sewing, sewlebrities, sewlebrity, trend, trendy, why isn't sewing hip, why isnt sewing cool, writer, writing, young people, youth

Editorial: Attracting Millennials to Sewing

March 8, 2016 by Jennifer Moore 22 Comments

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A few weeks ago, I stayed up waaaayyyy too late and wrote down some of my (rather strong) thoughts on why the sewing community needs to attract millennials. But how?

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: adults, business, buying power, consumers, customers, demographic, editorial, fabric, families, industry, millennials, money, quilting, sales, sewing, sewing industry, sewing machines, spending, spending habits, young people

Editorial: Why the Sewing Community Must Attract Millennials

February 26, 2016 by Jennifer Moore 46 Comments

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The morning at QuiltCon on opening day, I was waiting for the Awards Ceremony to begin. I was setting up my camera equipment to shoot some footage for a Sewing Report story.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: attracting youth to sewing, change, community, editorial, hoffman fabrics, mary fons, millennials, modern, modern quilting, next generation, old school vs new school, progress, quilting, quilting survey, sewing, sewing industry, why dont young people sew, young people, youth sewing

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