Retail quilts
07-04-2011, 10:29 PM
#21
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I don't have anything against what I call Chinese quilts (because they're made in China). But I get cranky with people who ask me to make them a quilt and expect to pay me $40 or $50, because that's how much they'd pay for one at Target.
07-04-2011, 10:45 PM
#22
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Originally Posted by MellieKQuilter
regardless of how they are made, they arent made with blood, sweat and tears,
Nah, those poor slave laborers are having the time of their lives! NOT. They more than any of us put blood, sweat and tears into their work, and they probably earn $1 a week. Actually, some of the quilts I've received in swaps weren't made as well (or poorly) as these china-made quilts, but I could appreciate them anyhow.
07-05-2011, 03:20 AM
#23
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I have a DWR bedspread and shams for a Queen bed, and it has held up quite well. I purchased it from JC Penney, I think, 4-5 years ago. I do think these imported quilts have a place in the market. Everyone can't afford to have a quilt made specifically for them -- and one of the retail ones is the answer to that. It gives them a bit of decorating color, etc. I have one that my SIL bought before she died. I was with her when she bought it; and it's hanging on my quilt ladder now with some of my quilts. It's just as special to me. Sorry to stand on my soapbox for so long. Too much caffeine this morning.
07-05-2011, 03:27 AM
#24
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Before I started quilting on a regular basis I heard many of these are made overseas by companies who employ both women & children who are working in horrid conditions and grossly underpaid. Each time I see one of these types of quilts that goes thru my mind. I won't touch them.
07-05-2011, 03:39 AM
#25
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My mother once bought one of the "homemade" quilts at Sears and the first time she washed it, it fell apart. I think she paid $40.00 for it and that was probably 25 years ago. It was a pretty quilt...until she washed it.
07-05-2011, 03:49 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by MellieKQuilter
regardless of how they are made, they arent made with blood, sweat and tears, and not to mention love that quilters put into their quilts. I think that is what makes the homemade ones different from the store bought ones... Most everything we make can be bought, and for a lot cheaper, but that isnt the point. we make things for our friends and loved ones (and sometimes as give aways to someone who needs it) because it means something more when it comes from our hands. :)
07-05-2011, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JulieR
Quilts like that have their place. We have a lot of pets, and I would never expose something I had slaved over for hours to their playing and roughousing.
My new 1yr.old adopted Yorkie mix found my scrap (throw away scraps I use for stuffing) box the first day for a nap.
07-05-2011, 04:00 AM
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The one I saw at walmart was a wholecloth printed quilt. Not what I'd want but I'm sure some would. I did buy a wal-mart quilt years ago before I started making my own and it was pieced and has held up nicely. I gave it to my MIL while she was in the nursing home, and believe it or not it held up for about 6 or 7 years of being on her bed and washing about once a week. When she passed I brought it home and other than fading it had no flaws. All the seams held up.
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