Originally Posted by
bakermom
I don't think it is always that people don't understand what goes into a quilt(cost and time-wise) or any other type of handwork. People have a limit in their minds of what they are willing to pay for an item. I have been quilting for over 50 years, and I am well aware of what goes into a quilt but I would not pay hundreds of $$ or more for a quilt. Not because I don't recognize the quality or value, but I cannot justify paying that much for something to sleep under or just look pretty on my bed. On the other hand I know people that will pay whatever for a quality quilt for a wedding gift because they want their GKs to have an heirloom quality gift that they themselves cannot make.
I know, me too (although I have only been quilting for 30 years). I figure I will make it myself. Then I spend $100s on fabric to make the quilt on a sewing machine I paid thousands for then quilt it with threads that I do have literally $100s invested in thread stash and longarm it myself on the LA I paid over $10K for. LOL. Ironic isn't it? However I do get great satisfaction and a self righteous smugness when I make a scrap quilt out of nothing but stash and mostly from scraps from previous projects. In my crazy brain it is "free".