I know what you mean!
I have a relative that wants me to make her a quilt, she did offer to pay for 'materials' only (lol) but when I told her what it would cost she got upset & said "I can buy one cheaper than that at WalMart!"

I told her to go buy it then! :twisted:

This is such a great thread!!
Once my sister bought ones of those quilts w/o knowing anything about it's origin (she's NOT a quilter, obviously) Anyway when I went to visit her and saw it I went ballistic! My poor sister got a lecture from me. hahaha
She has since moved here and I noticed the quilt was gone. She told me she gave it to Goodwill after my lecture lol
I'm not one to give advice but when it comes to quilts it's a whole different story!! :D

never thought of it that way..

ok i looked it up..the cotton is made in the USA..the press release says the printing is done in North America..

http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfP...dex.cfm?ID=386


a blog about the selvedges
http://www.patchworktimes.com/2009/0...-in-the-u-s-a/

near the bottom of the article

Okay so North America can be Canada or Mexico, or US. My bet would be that the fabric is woven in Mexico. I like that there is no formaldyhyde, but I think that has been pretty much banned anyway. I do like their fabric, although the selections are somewhat limited. But so with other manufacturers. It would be interesting to know the same about the others.

And the price of your sewing machine for the machine piecing. How much does a good Pfaff run these days?

Really eye opening! I'm going to save it!

Aside from the cost and the time, if your sensitive at all, you can feel the difference between a hand crafted quilt done with love and one that is mass manufactured. Quilts are a way to give warmth and hugs to those we love.

Because there made in China with child labor and cheap material.

If that was 1995, think what it would be now. I've never sold a quilt because I tell people you couldn't afford my time. But I'm willing to make them a quilt, they buy the fabric, I'll give them the gift of my time. And if gives me something to do. Thanks for those stats.