Bring the magic of the distant past into your decorative scheme with this handcrafted patchwork quilt and pillow cover set. The set includes 1 patchwork quilt and 2 embroidered pillow covers.
Both the quilt and pillow covers combine a vibrant blue color with a variety of indigenous designs and patterns. The pillow covers are designed to complement the quilt rather than match it exactly.
The Story Behind The Product
Chucam is a small farming village located in the Department (County) of El Quiche, Guatemala. The community is located about 3 miles away from the town of Chichicastenango, but the road to town is not paved and access to the village becomes difficult during the rainy season. The families of the community are very poor, but the women know the ancestral art of weaving and use it as a supplemental income to provide a better life for their children. In 2001, eight Chucam families banded together to form a weaving cooperative to make beautiful patchwork quilts and other embroidered textiles. Their incomes have doubled if not tripled, and dozens of additional Chucam families have become involved. More importantly, the men don't have to leave for months at a time looking for work in the sugar cane fields and many more of the village¿s children are able to stay in school.
We strongly recommend that you hand wash your quilt and pillow covers in cold water and hang it to dry, or have them professionally dry cleaned.
What is Worldstock?
The handcrafted nature of this product will produce minor differences in design and sizing. Subtle variations will occur from piece to piece, adding to its unique qualities. Measurements may vary slightly.
- Dimensions:
- Pillow cover:16 x 16; Quilt: king: 104 in. W x 92 in. L; queen: 92 in. W x 90 in. L
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- Materials:
- Cotton, polyester
- Model No:
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Customer Reviews
I ordered this to compliment freshly painted blue walls, and was a little skeptical about what the quality would be. It arrived less than 48 hours after I ordered it and astonished me with the quality of the construction of both the quilt and the pillow covers. The quilt is deep, vibrant hues of blue with a surrounding black border. As mentioned in other reviews, it has tabs to hang it on a wall. The pillow shams were the big surprise; they have hours and hours of hand embroidered flowers on them and are coordinate with each other and the quilt. They zip closed, too. It is obviously handmade, but quality construction, not tourist goods. FYI, I put it on an extra high full size bed and ordered a king sized quilt. It drops nicely on both sides and eliminates the need for a dust ruffle.
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Awesome colors, brightens the room. Very vivid , sets off my furniture very well
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I'd give the blanket 5 stars but the one pillow case was growsly distorted and mis sewn. I did not ecxpect them to match perfectly because they were handmade. Art should have some imperfectionsbut this pillowcase had big black rope like stiching on it while the other one was beautiful.
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This set is STUNNING. It's a very heavy-weight quilt and more appropriate for colder weather. It's not a summer coverlet. I chose this gift for my neighbors as a Christmas gift. I'm looking forward to giving it to them. The wife is from Guatemala. She does so very much for the poor and homeless in our church and community. I love the fact that a portion of the proceeds from my purchase will go back to her home country. (I think she will, too!) It makes a truly beautiful gift into a very thoughtful gift, as well. Thank you AGAIN, Overstock.
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Beautiful colors, well made, looks nice in room. Only wish it came slightly larger for king bed, but I knew size before I purchased, and glad I ordered anyway.
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