Do you ever buy quilts?

**Michelle** · 09-09-2002, 09:54 AM

For decorating or just to have around the house, or do you make all of the ones you display? I hadn't given much thought to buying them, but I want to decorate with them, and I am far too slow to make them all LOL

**homesteadmamma** · 09-09-2002, 10:22 AM

I've never bought one yet although I'm keeping my eyes open for some antique ones. They cost so much though, I'm not sure I'll ever get one.

I just make mine and usually give them away. I have one I kept for myself from 11 years ago. All the rest have been given away.

**Michelle** · 09-09-2002, 10:39 AM

Wow CJ--time to make some for yourself to keep

**justGina** · 09-09-2002, 11:14 AM

I will buy old handmade quilts at flea markets and such. I won't buy new "machine-handquilted" quilts, though. I can make 'em for less, and they'll be better quality (usually, heh).

**~Sherry~** · 09-09-2002, 11:54 AM

I LOVE quilts, and don't quilt. So if I saw one that I could afford, I would buy it.... since I don't currently own one at all.

Wish someone in my family could quilt... they could make me one as a gift.

**captclearance** · 09-09-2002, 01:14 PM

I don't quilt but dh got one fr me a couple of years ago, a store called "Alco" they advertized hand stitched quits any size 19.99 they were out of them so substituted it for a $79.00 (King, so it hangs nice and long on my queen bed) . I love it !! It is a wedding ring pattern. I looked later at the $19.99 quilts when they got them in....They were junk !!! Glad he got the deal he did.... I aslo picked up 2 anitique ones at an aution for $7.00... I love those too.... One is a star and one looks like a block puzzle..... So much work and talent, I wish I could do them, but mine are never straight........

**QuilterMom** · 09-09-2002, 04:08 PM

I have only bought one quilt and that was about 3 years ago. We were in a rental house at the time that had horribly stained carpets and I just couldn't stand the thought of ds being on the floor so I bought the quilt to put down for him to play on (it was inexpensive) - we still have it too!

I have 2 quilts that my grandmother made (no way would I have put those down on that floor!) and all my UFO quilt projects.