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From: MaryW
Date: 05-29-2006, 10:38 AM (1 of 6)
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The idea of quilting being done in Thailand, then sent to Lancaster County and Amish villages is upsetting the quilting world. http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/living/14679669.htm MaryW
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From: Patty22
Date: 05-29-2006, 11:03 AM (2 of 6)
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Outsourcing happens all the time in industry - but since quilting has this "American Tradition" associated with it the notion of a quilt being outsourced is taboo? But yet it is fine for those who shop Walmart to accept that most goods are manufactured in China. My needles are made in England, my thread comes from Spain, my rotary cutter and mat are from Japan, and my machine is Swiss.......... what happend with the public realizing it is a global economy? Do any of you remember back in early 1990's when the Smithsonian took four quilts from their collection and outsourced them to China to be reproduced and sold? Quilters were furious, I know I was. The only thing that changed was that fabric companies (such as RJR) started making historical reproduction fabric lines to satisfy the quilters. One quilt in particular, the Harriet Powers Quilt, the Smithsonian reproduced in China and sold at low end discount stores....... the general public accepted the poor fabric (some was like cheesecloth) and large toe nail catching quilting stitches as the standard for quilts. The quilts weren't labeled and then rip-off antique stores were selling them to the public as antiques. As a result, later quilts that were made had to carry a label. I know I was also quite upset that a local museum was selling a Hmong quilt for a raffle rather than asking local quilters for a quilt to raffle. Even today, the quilts that you can buy at some of the stores for $39 are of inferior quality. I guess you get what you pay for...... Outsourcing I can accept.......but the lesson is that the buyer should beware and never assume that the individual selling the quilt (or any product) is the creator. Just MHO Patty
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-29-2006, 12:20 PM (3 of 6)
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We have a new store in our own small mall selling quilts for $39.00 It's a shame. MaryW
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From: plrlegal
Date: 05-29-2006, 09:41 PM (4 of 6)
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I got fleeced to the tune of $400 + for a quilt and shams that I purchased at a quilt shop in Eureka Springs, Missouri that allegedly only sold authentic quilts handmade in Missouri but when I opened the pillow shams there was a label "Made in China." I was furious and intended to return the quilt and shams to the shop where purchased but they refused to take it back with their "buyer beware warning". Although I do have to admit that the quilt has been washed numerous times, the dog sleeps on top of it at night, etc. and it has held up well as well as the color in it. It is blue and white and surprisingly, the blue in it has faded very little. I've had been using the quilt and shams for about 6 years now. A lesson well learned, however. I haven't purchased anymore quilts. I'm proud to say I now know how to make my own quilts. Patsy Patsy
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From: MaryW
Date: 05-30-2006, 06:44 AM (5 of 6)
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I did too Patsy, in Branson. Same thing. I was soooooooooo mad but the quilt has taken some rough treatment and still looks great.
MaryW
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From: Butterflyrf71
Date: 06-05-2006, 08:33 PM (6 of 6)
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I live not minutes from Lancaster County, and the Amish are everywhere. I was born and raised in LC (no, I'm not Amish). The only way to tell the real thing - is to buy it from the right place and check the price. Here, a real handmade quilt will go for $800-$1000. If you pay less, you get what you pay for - which is not the real thing. I was distressed to hear about the Thailand issue. At least I know when I make a Quilt it will be genuine handmade in LC! You Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm, and place their trust in you. Isaiah 26:3, AV
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