Quilts as wedding gifts
For those who make quilts for wedding gifts, I heard an excellent idea & thought I'd share. We had a speaker at our guild who was a quilt appraiser and historian. She suggested getting a written appraisal of the quilt and include it with the quilt. To paraphrase her – these young people today don’t know the value of a quilt, but they do understand money! If they see in writing the value of your gift, they will appreciate it more.
She was a wonderful speaker. She was either Mennonite or Amish from Indiana. Said so many only think of getting their antique quilts appraised, but the ones we make today are also very valuable. Not just the fabric, but our time. She says we as quilters do not place enough value on our time. She rattled off the per-hour rate for piecing, applique, binding, etc., and it was enlightening.