I thought of this the other day when I was mailing a birthday quilt to a very dear friend. The UPS guy asked if I wanted to purchase more insurance. ( I guess UPS covers up to $100) I told him it was a handmade/homemade quilt, so I really didn't know how to value it. The lady in line behind me said "it is priceless" But it got me to wondering...I piece and quilt my quilts on my sewing machine, so I guess that is homemade as opposed to hand made which is all done by hand. What do you think?

it is made in your home by your hands. so it would be home made with your hands.

I have debated this too. This is my take on it. Hand sewn is when a quilter does it all by hand no sewing machine used. Hand made is when the quilter does it on the machine. Hand made as opposed to a premade quilt bought at Walmart

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Yes, I agree fully. It is HAND MADE by your own hands, cut out, put together and sewed with your hands on the machine and your brains controlling it, so it is hand made.

I agree - handmade at home!

I vote for *custom made* :lol:

I will need to mail a king size soon. Are you saying they only insure up to $100! I have way over $200 invested in fabric/batting alone! I was hoping to insure at $500!

I agree! Before I started quilting a few years ago, I made clothes, and baby clothes and toys, etc.
Nobody in my family "dissed" anything bc I made it on a sewing machine instead of sewing a whole garment with a needle and thread!
I consider my machine pieced blocks hand made, just not hand sewn.
I have several chronic health disorders and could never make a large quilt all with a needle. They are still treasures to me :-D

handmade means you made it not a factory-machine work is still handmade -to me anyway

I like the custom made. :)

I always say "handmade" just because it sounds better.

Here's a tip I learned at a guild meeting...... never ever tell UPS or USPS or FedEx that it is a handmade or homemade quilt. Tell them it's a blanket. Quilts are priceless and there are too many horror stories of them getting "lost" in the mail. No one would steal a blanket, but insure it anyway for at least what it cost you to make.

No, I think it means that it's automatically insured for $100. Then you can buy additional insurance.

How about homemade,handmade :lol:

Mine are hand made. I may use a machine but my hands make it.

But ask them about the insurance. When I donated a quilt to the Leukemia Foundation for a charity auction, I wanted to insure it. I was told by the local UPS store that I must have it either appraised or a receipt for every thing I have invested in the quilt. I would be refunded whichever proof I had, up to the insurance amount.

It's worth checking into and asking about anytime you buy additional insurance - ask them what the proof of value is. You'll be surprised at how difficult it is to meet their guidelines - or at least it was for me (since I many items out of my stash and supplies).

Debbie in Austin

I agree! Before I started quilting a few years ago, I made clothes, and baby clothes and toys, etc.
Nobody in my family "dissed" anything bc I made it on a sewing machine instead of sewing a whole garment with a needle and thread!
I consider my machine pieced blocks hand made, just not hand sewn.
I have several chronic health disorders and could never make a large quilt all with a needle. They are still treasures to me :-D[/quote]

You did make your quilt with a needle and thread...just machine assisted. Sorry I couldn't resist!! :lol:
I also make my quilts all by machine, but its still made by me, not store bought. My family and friends still treasure them and so do I.

I say hand crafted for my jewelry and my quilts.

I make it with My Hands, so it is hand made as far as I am concerned, whether hand or machine sewn. I think this term is what distinguishes between factory and home made :D:D:D

My sister is a rug hooker and has had several rugs appraised so she has 'officical' paperwork as to the value of her work. You have to have proof of value not just what you think it is worth.

Right on! :-D

If you have a receipt/invoice for the amount you would charge a customer, UPS will accept this as the value of your handmade item. I dealt with a claim for a customer's hand painted china platter which they had not purchased additional insurance for. The invoice was hand written on a generic sales slip and just stated 'hand painted platter' and the price (more than $100 BTW). We were able to get the customer the $100 claim refund. The fact that our store had very few claims apparently entered into the decision to grant the claim according to one of the customer service reps I talked to!