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quilting

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.9%), but weak search conversion (1.0%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 51Conversion 12Competition 81Returns 96Price range 34Avg price 89Brand share 95Review moat 45Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Incredible37%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Avg price

Great$20.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Growth

Good+22.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Okay1,968.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay$3.75–$250.78

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$72K

$72K/yr · 368K searches

Conversion

Bad1.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, quilting is a $72K/yr Amazon United States market (368K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 37% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

quilting market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$103K–$123K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.0%
Avg BSR
#1,223
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
0.8%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

43 falling

Sellers

131

Top-5 brand share

37%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

57%

  • BREXFIRE9%
  • otylzto8%
  • Tinyspool & Co.7%
  • Fiskars7%
  • Wallors6%
  • Lange & König6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +22.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Top quilting search terms

  • quilting359K/yr
  • quilting gadgets5K/yr
  • quilting notions and tools2K/yr
  • quilting supplies for quilters2K/yr
All search terms

Top quilting products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%$2K6%$4K9%$7K12%$9K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about quilting

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Ease Of Use13%

“Easy to handle”

Quality-Overall13%

“the build quality is solid”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“Better than I expected”

Stitch/Finish/Polish8%

“The stitch options are fun”

Value For Money8%

“Excellent value”

Size-Overall5%

“Fit my machine perfectly”

Color4%

“Colors are beautiful”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality3%

“Beautiful fabric”

Efficiency3%

“Works very well”

Strength3%

“Very Sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall10%

“Did not work”

Size-Overall9%

“These are small”

Quality-Overall7%

“Bad quality”

Durability7%

“Break easy”

Color4%

“The colors are off”

Ease Of Use3%

“hard to get off”

Value For Money3%

“It was too much money too”

Heating3%

“It gets hot”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“their instructions are bad”

Thickness2%

“marks are too thick”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall24%
Functionality-Overall15%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Material Quality5%
Value For Money5%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Thin4%
Compatibility-Overall3%
Magnetic Strength/Adsorption2%
Heating2%

Common questions

Is quilting profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $72K/yr across 53 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +22.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the quilting niche?
43 brands and 131 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 37% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in quilting?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for quilting peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the quilting niche?
Listings span $3.75–$250.78; the average listing price is $20.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,968 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.