Originally Posted by
mme3924
In those early days, home made quilts indicated a family was too poor to buy blankets and many women hoped to avoid that stigma, I think.
Isn't it funny how times change? My mom grew up in handmade clothes and didn't get anything store-bought until she was a teenager. She used to get made fun of for being poor and having to wear clothes made at home and was so proud of her first pair of Levi brand jeans. Nowadays, people are sick of mass-produced everything and are craving things that are unique and different - I think a high schooler that had a completely hand-made custom wardrobe would be envied! Even my niece, who is 9 now, has been overheard saying things like "Mine is the best because it was MADE 'specially for ME!"