A perfect example of why I won't even attempt to sell a quilt but I will GIVE THEM AWAY... makes sense to me LOL
A friend and I tried years ago the craft fairs etc (not quilts tho) - people who do the crafts or whatever usually say something like, "oh, your prices are so reasonable" (and copy your ideas so they can duplicate the thing) and people who don't have a CLUE how much time, effort, money, etc goes into something will talk about how expensive or over-priced it is..
And that was BEFORE Walmart ruined anything along those lines - years ago people made little crafty things and now Wallyworld has stuff from China for pennies on the dollar... a for instance, my hubby does intricate scroll work on a scrollsaw - walmart and hobby lobby and michaels sell things cut out with a punch press of cheap wood in china for a pittance for people to finish (paint etc) ... do you think DH will try to sell anything any more? nope...
go to the dollartree store and look at the crocheted doilies for a dollar - who's making them for that? a 5 year old somewhere? We pay more for the thread!
and as mentioned - the bed in a bag for less that the cost of fabric for pillow slips - there is such a 'throw away' mentality anymore - nobody keeps anything - use it a season and toss it - buy more....
and it's caught up to people - there are people who are probably still paying off the credit card for that set of towels from three years ago that are long gone and replaced two times over (or they filed bankruptcy and not paying the bill at all)
oh well