Originally Posted by mzsooz
But don't they make a lot more money there than we do here? That would even it out a little bit.
Not necessarily. However, they are used to some benefits that the citizens of the US don't get and they live in small houses/apartments, usually. :) Things tend to be smaller in general--refrigerators, apt. (a 500 sq. ft. apt. for a family of 4 is normal) and cars are smaller as well as sizes of things you buy in the store.
So maybe people make smaller quilts! ;)
I do know that I went on a trip to Vienna in 2007 and we found a guilt shop. I was sooo excited. I decided that I didn't want to splurge too badly, so I allowed myself to spend 5 Euros. That was funny. I think I got about 7 or 8" of fabric (not even a quarter meter/yard). It was beautiful though. :)
But we don't have it at any price here. Our cottons consist of 15 solid colors and it is more coarse than soft.