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Old 09-21-2011, 12:27 PM
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here is a perfect example of why people do not understand how much money, time and love is put into a quilt.

http://youtu.be/pkLBzgAxm_E
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:29 PM
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WHen asked why they are expensive I simply tell them there are much cheaper ones at Wal-Mart that might suit them better. I refuse to justify why I would charge you more for something that takes 7-10 yards of fabric @ $10 plus work, batting, etc. I just quilted a queen top and the thread alone cost me $16
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:33 PM
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yep... and why is that? How can it be that a man's shirt at walmart, already made, can actually be purchased for minimum $10, I couldn't buy the fabric for that much less, fabric and time to make it, and lordy lordy, the cost of fabric for a queen size quilt, minimum $150, and don't even think about adding the time in to make it, and they're selling it for $30... something just ain't square with the world!
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:36 PM
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I could only watch it, at work, couldn't turn the volume on.

Did they at any time mention WHERE the quilts were made??

Of course, there are a lot of people who won't pay any attention to that.
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Knowing the actual cost of material and time, that's really depressing.
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:42 PM
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Mass produced, probably in China by ppl on what we wouldn't consider a living wage. Not comparable in any way to what we make. If that is what ppl want to spend their money on, and think they've got a 'bargain', we can't do anything about it. Make your quilts for those who WILL appreciate them. :-D
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:45 PM
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Anyone that says a quality made quilt cost is expensive I say yes it would seem expensive if you don't know about quilts or the making of one and then I tune them out.
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Old 09-21-2011, 12:47 PM
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Either the fabric is super super cheap or the fabric we buy have a real gross markup. For the workmanship that someone put into it, they must have gotten paid less than $1.00 an hour.
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It was thin and flimsy too..
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Because they pay someone in a foreign country pennies to sew them!
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