Hmmm That's so funny!! Recently I made a Bow Tuck Purse, and my friend said "I hope you aren't offended, but that looks store bought!" I thought it was funny that she thought i would be offended by that, I was rather flattered that it didn't look "homemade". She compared it to Vera Bradley, which I see as a compliment since her stuff is well made. But I think on the flip side I can see what KWhite is saying. I would hate to put so much love and effort into a quilt, maybe give it to someone and then they pass it on so people don't know where it originated, and down the line it gets sold at a thrift store for $2 next to every other China made comforter because people can tell that it was handmade. That makes me sad, but it is hard to tell sometimes as I often want to rescue quilts in a thrift store myself and give them love, but I don't want to give love to a mass produced item and honestly without a label, sometimes it is so hard to tell!!
Rachel