gollytwo

I think the Amish are diffferent from the rest of us
Economic terms and plans are probably alien to them.

Drue

I don't think it's odd for anyone to try to sell their quilts to a LQS. The biggest problem that I see with the whole situation is this....The owner of the shops obviously want their products displayed in their shops. If thequilt makers did not use/buy the fabric that the owner sells, then she's not advertising her products. A lot of quilters want to purchase the patterns and the same, or some of the same, fabrics they see in a quilt.
I think the Amish might have done alot better, setting up on the side of the road or at a parking lot some where and selling their own quilts.... maybe even at a flea market, consignment shop or something like that .

lindy-2

i dont think the Amish are different from us they may dress differently and use another form off transpotation but belive me many off them are just as bussines savey as any Englisher.
And im sure the economy is hitting them hard as well although they whont have to wory as much about how to feed there children since they produce much off there own food.

topstitch

I lived close to an Amish community in Ohio and found them to be great neighbors but also astute business people.

NDQuilts

The local shops here do not take consignments or buy outright, but the gift shops do. In some areas I have seen bed turnings in a quilt shop. (usually one or two beds piled high with quilts and a shop rep will turn down each quilt on the piles for customer to choose) As to the pricing, based on the local districts school auctions held yearly, that was fair pricing. Quilts will go higher, so there was meat on the bone, so to speak.

coopah

WOW! What a reaction to the word "Amish." The Amish I have quilt my pieced tops are hardworking and do have a strong knowledge of economics. They pay for things cash, don't buy what they don't need, and aren't "into" fads. It is a patriarchal society, so that's why the man did the talking and the women listened. I find them good neighbors, and I don't know about the dog thing that was mentioned. I've never seen that. These particular folks probably needed cash and thought selling to a quilt shop was logical to them. They try not to have too much contact with the English, and don't have electricity in their homes, so have no ability to post things on eBay or such venues. So they did what they thought would work. Their society is different, but that doesn't mean they are ignorant. They do try to be self-sufficent. I admire their work ethics.

EagarBeez

I don't see it as odd. In Penn. there are a lot of places that sell Amish quilts in their shops. There are some quilt shops, gift shops that will accept quilts on consignment

glorcour

The Amish I am aware of are honest, peaceful, hard working folk who value their families and their religion. What is wrong with that? I say more of us should take on some of their character.

quiltmom04

Don't for one second think the Amish don't have any business sense! I used to go to a small shop in Lancaster, pa run by a little old Amish woman. They had no electricity - just lamps, and a register run by a crank handle. But I was there when a fabric rep was dealing with the Amish lady, and she really made him work for his money ! It was a hoot. She looked so small and meek, but boy, she went toe to toe with him on prices and delivery and everything. I would imagine lots of Amish are the same way, or they wouldn't stay in business very long.

lynmccoy

The lady that owns the fabric shop where I buy my fabric has asked to display a quilt after I make it when she is cutting my fabric so that her customers can get a idea about the way the fabric choices can be used. In return if someone wants to buy the quilt, she gives them my phone number. But I do think it would be kinda rude to walk into a shop and think a shop owner would buy quilts when she is selling her own. Maybe if they had bought the fabric from her shop it might be different.