This is so cool: http://robynefmelia.blogspot.com/201...this-time.html

WOW!! how great is that?

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minimum 3000 hours!

FABULOUS!

I'm speechless.......

Cool -- but I can't figure out why it took so many hours and why it was worth so much! Am I just tired and not seeing something???

If you click on it you can see it closer up. It is covered in very intricate embroidery.

The photo really doesn't do it justice.

The quilt must be huge! All that little detail in the hand embroidery! Absolutely amazing. I am very happy to see a quilter that values her time and don't sell until the price is right. It is hard to do when you are trying to sell for necessity. I don't think I would sell any of mine if it wasn't because I need to. I enjoy the process and always try to work on things I like and when I am done is hard to part with, so I can understand why she took to long to make up her mind.

Amazing and almost unbelievable!!!!!

That is a very interesting quilt but it just looks like a mess to me. That is just my humble opinion so please don't get mad at me.

When I read your post, I looked at it again. Looks like ALL the stitches on it is hand embroidery. My initial thought was that it was the regular crazy quilting stitches and brocade patches but there's embroidery over top of and through the blocks/stitches. That's a lot of hand work! That's what took the 3000 hours...

WOW!! It's gorgeous!!!!

oooooooookay -- hmmm My ex-MIL did one similar.....gosh, she gave it away....wow.

I can't get it to load

? montana cant remember her first name --queen of crazy patch --these ladies do some great embellishment --it is way too busy for me to live with but i admire their artistry in a big way--would look fantastic on a big wall gallery type

Crazy quilts don't really do it for me, but good on the maker. I can't quite get my head around having $70,000 in 'spare' cash either, but if I did, this wouldn't be how I'd choose to spend it. Each to his/her own I guess.

Very nice, but way too busy for my taste.

I'm not crazy about crazy quilts either. If I were to sell a quilt I now know what to charge. Ha, Ha, Ha

I love it and I guess it proves the adage that something is worth whatever someone is prepared to pay for it. BTW It's 70,000 Australian dollars - I did a currency conversion and that's actually ONLY 69.000 US dollars! LOL

Woah. I could look at that quilt for hours. Days, even. Look at all that work!

And, for those that wonder about the purchaser...she thought long and hard before she dropped that $70k! What was it, 15 years?

That's a triple WOW! both for the quilt and the deserved check! It is definitely something to be admired for decades to come.

Crazy quilts require an awful lot of work, and the quilter is quite talented and did a great job, but I too agree it just way too busy for my eyes to enjoy it.

what an amAzing, remarkable piece she has created. It's absolutely specTacular. I love her blog, too. I will visit her regularly. thanks so much for sharing this. $70k... makes you wanna take up crazyquilting...

I say it is about time! How much do painters and other artist get? How about pro-sports players? It is nice to know that her quilt went for that price! Finally, she got recognized for a natural born gift she has, and it is one of a kind. Good for her! LOL

Imagine, per hour it would be: $2.33. When all that work is truly priceless.

I love crazy quilting (just a beginner) and totally relate to the taking so long to find another stitch pattern. That was a labor of love, so glad she held out for what she felt it was worth. It is difficult to part with something you have worked on for so many hours, stitching and agonizing over what to do next. She has inspired me to carry on with my current cq project that has been sitting idle for the past month.

all i can say is holy cow!!! I think that her work is awesome. But I don't think that I could ever think about paying that much for anything unless it was a house. that is just crazy. I think that her quilt is lovely but that price is just nuts.

Wow, that's an awesome story!

I agree.

As mentioned above, a lot of it is covered in hand embroidery and embellishments. The other thing she said was that it was entirely pieced and quilted by hand. There is no machine anything involved in this quilt. So I can understand the price with the work that was done.

Like she said, the original price was a realistic cost of labor and materials. She had not planned on ever selling it. The lady that bought it has been trying to purchase it for almost 10 years. Her family and her and her husband are huge collectors of artworks. Besides, if the purchaser is willing to pay the price, then it is worth that amount to her. But not to anyone else, but to her and that is all that matters.

Great work by the way. A really beautiful piece. I can really see how she would be able to use it as a teaching tool.

that is really nice that she got paid so well for her quilt. It really is a work of art with all the hand stitching that is in it. Whoever bought it considered it a piece of art like a painting or whatever so paid the appropriate price.

Wow!! Fantastic work, well worth the $$$..! Good for her!

I am sure you meant 23.33 an hour! ;)

Correct me if I am wrong. Wasn't this quilt started by a Grandmother and finished by the Granddaughter? If so, then is it an "Antique". Along with the outstanding embroidery and the hours it took to have this finished I am estatic she got $70,000. This is a wonderful example of the time and expense along with patience and expertise it takes to complete any quilt. AND it is an award to each quilter and every quilter that their work is valued and worth it no matter the size, cost ease or difficulty. Great Job and I hope you smiled all the way to the bank.

I agree,C JO!!! The embroidery is wonderful but the finished product makes me dizzy!

I'm glad to see traditional women's art/craft be recognized and valued. We tend to undervalue our efforts, the quality of which this board demonstrates constantly. Like any art work, this quilt will appeal to some and not to others, and like other art, should reflect the value one buyer places on it. Most of us do our work out of love and for fun, but if they go on sale, we should make sure all that time and creativity are reflected in the selling price.

WOW!

Assuming 40 hour weeks, 2 weeks vacation for 4 years, equals 200 weeks equals 8000 hours.

$70,000 divided by 8000 hours is $8.75 an hour.

Or $17,500 a year in salary. If she only worked at the quilt for half time, its still only $17.50 an hour. That is a very small sum per hour for the innovation, expertise, skill and design, not to mention all the materials involved.