So if you put hours of work into finding, matching, cutting, sewing something however much joy you get from that process ( and I do love doing all that ) how expensive should it be ?
Pricing is always a dilemma I think! however... these beautiful vintage fabric quilts have to be priced to reflect the work and care that I put into them so ,no , they will not be cheap I am afraid.
If it's made of hexies like this... then each one has been hand cut and then hand sewn together ! it takes HOURS ! My more expensive quilts also tend to feature hand quilting and finishing too.
Even without fabric sourcing overheads ( you cannot just pop into a shop
an order them, and once you DO find a fabulous vintage fabric it then
requires laundering, ironing and so on) each of these a particular
quilts takes 30 to 40 hours to put together. Factor in the rarity value
of some of my fabric - some of the Heals and Boras vintage fabrics used
are in themselves expensive - and you get to a not inconsiderable price !
The ones
below are £225 to £275
However the results are lovely ...and they are genuine heirlooms I feel :)
I will have some slightly cheaper ones - basically where they require less handsewing/finishing. However they are all still made made of vintage fabrics . This blue/red/orange/olive one is in production at the moment and will probably be circa £150 to £200 depending on the final finish regarding wadding - at the moment it is a generous single bed size but it could be extended to a double size at additional cost. I must admit though I'm going to be VERY tempted to keep this one ...!
( it rather suits my family/dining room !)
PS SEE look how nice it looks on my dining room table !
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