Old 05-20-2012, 01:50 PM
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Greenheron
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There are Amish-made quilts for sale close here. I've seen them offered for over 40 years. Most are made to be sold and are designed with the purchaser in mind. (There are two fabric stores, one owned by an Amish woman and adjacent to her home.) Only once did I see a collection-worthy quilt. It was a fine woolen diamond-in-square in black and deep red with exquisite tiny quilting. I didn't have the money to buy it even though the price was very reasonable but I knew it was good and not newly made. I inquired about the origin.....it was an old quilt sent to the shop from out of state because the family had medical bills to pay and needed the money from the sale. It was classic and genuine Amish, made for home use and that is the only one I've seen worthy of investing in.
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