Here are a few good reasons:
- DURABILITY The fabric materials that they use are sourced from the US, Japan, and the Philippines. A finished product underwent meticulous QC, it's a combination of machine and hand sewing, appliques, the works. Safe to say, they're HANDCRAFTED to perfection. A bed cover, queen or king with 2 pillow cases, would take 2-3 weeks to finish.
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| This is our Honeymoon Quilt of 12 years, a wedding gift made especially for us by one of my dearest friends, Rina. No repair has been made ever since we used it over a decade ago. Here, you see that Rina's creation is still in good shape. |
Rina and I
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I just thought that this wonderful work of art was worth the posting, tattered and all, LOL! The oldest in my collection, "she's" still a beauty at almost 15 y/o. It was a birthday gift to me by another dear friend of mine, Debbie, who's actually the one who influenced me into sewing quilts and of course, HOMESCHOOLING...I remember Debbie and I used tons of quilting pins to bind the ruffles that would go around the pocket for the pillow. I realized that placing the pins in the right order can make or break a lovely project. And boy, had I poked my fingers with pins many, many times!
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I'd never forget the day Debbie showed me these fabulous collection of fabrics she had from the U.S. and asked me to choose the material I like as backing for a "Quillow" project she wanted to create with me. A QUILLOW is a word combination for QUILT and PILLOW in ONE. A simple quilted blankie that folds into a pillow; best for traveling, sleep-overs, camping...it is so flexible especially with kids, they can stick their cold feet in the pocket.
Debbie and I
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My daughter and I so loved this quillow, very soft, very comfy. I liked it that it was thoughtfully given to me as birthday present where I had to put effort in its creation.
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- AESTHETIC VALUE No two Rose Quilts items are exactly the same, therefore they're all unique, the patterns, the stitches, etc. So, remember that when you purchase an item, you're the only person on earth who has that kind of design. IT'S LIKE OWNING A PAIR OF LEVI'S JEANS.
- REASONABLY PRICED Let's compare the market price of a basic quilted bed cover. I've asked around our local malls and learned that for a set of queen size bed cover with 2 standard size pillow cases prices are from:
- MALL PRICE PhP 8,000-10,000, roughly about $190-238
- ROSE QUILTS PhP 4,000-6,000, roughly about $95-143
- Note that in the malls THERE ARE NO PATCHES, NO APPLIQUES, just quilted three layer fabrics. Rose Quilts are more than that, they all come in colorful patches galore! Talk about value for your money.
- CREATING HEIRLOOMS My sister who recently bought 2 sets of king-size bed covers happily shares feedback that she now owns heirloom pieces, very durable and yet, won't run out of style.
- CHANGING LIVES Every time you buy any of Rose Quilts' beautiful pieces, bags, table runners, bed covers and pillow cases, please remember that you're helping some of the women of Baloc in San Pablo City, Laguna to have a decent and safer place to work where they can provide for their families, away from the toxic and hazardous wastes found at the dump site. Here's a link to Philippine Frontline Ministries: http://www.thefrontline.asia/
- GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE It's always so easy to engage in a meaningful conversation when you have a piece or two of these quilted patches. But, if you're like me, my pieces are sporadically placed anywhere at my house like the large pillow case which suddenly became a table runner for one of my coffee tables. One baby quilt I have found its place on my center table where guests stare at and try not to stain with coffee or tea. Below are some more of Rina's blocks that she gave me a couple of months ago. I told her she should stop spoiling me with her lovely quilts!!! But of course, if Rina were to "back mask" my words, it would be, "keep them coming, Rina!" Laugh out LOUD!
