I've met those people before...cousins to quilt police. When I was in a quilt group, one of the ladies even made them out polyester which is actually way better than it sounds. That's all she could afford and picked up a lot at garage sales and I said more power to her! They were well done and was happy for each contribution. Some of the other ladies were almost competing for biggest and best which seemed almost inappropriate for kids. Your local quilt shop may offer good discounts if you are a bonafide guild. Also, buying good brands is important and most well established stores carry those and not the cheap stuff.