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Product Features:
- Bring a touch of Guatemala into your home with a magnificent patchwork quilt
- Quilt is sure to liven up any tired bedroom decor
- Bedding is available in red earth tone and yello/gold color options
- Quilt is made of 90-percent cotton/10-percent synthetic
- Dry clean or hand wash
- Queen quilt measures approximately 92 inches wide x 92 inches long
- King quilt measures approximately 104 inches x 94 inches
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. 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.
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.
Imported
WARNING: Attention California residents: This product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Dimensions:
- See above
- Warranty:
- Overstock Guidelines
- Materials:
- Cotton, polyester
- Model No:
- n/a
Customer Reviews
I purchased the red/earth Patchwork quilt from Guatamala and it is very nice, the colors are true and the workmanship is excellent. I am using it draped over a brown leather couch and it looks great. I would recommend this item to anyone wanting more color in a room.
Beautiful colors - I got the red - and very nice, heavy cotton quilt. I bought the king size for my queen bed and it's nicely oversized. Very warm but not overly so. I would buy another in a different color - actually I may! I have not washed it yet but it is heavily stitched so I do not anticipate an issue.
The quilt is very sharp looking - vivid colors and appears to be well made. I fully support the concept behind Worldstock!
So sad this wasn't as good as I hoped. I thought the patchwork pieces would be all woven--most were just fabric with a few woven pieces as part of the patchwork pattern. Some of the woven pieces were very loose weave and they puckered up..I was afraid those would catch and tear real easy. The biggest disappointment was the backing. One giant piece of lightweight black fabric...not stitched down, not tied down anywhere...like a quilt or comforter should be...only attached around the edges..I did return the quilt for a refund..and do have to give Overstock.com 5 stars for the return process.
It's always a gamble buying something because it looks so attractive online. I wish there were half stars because, really, this isn't an average or good product, it's better than that, but not exactly 100% satisfying to me. I think if I'd seen this in a store I wouldn't have considered buying it for the price, I"d have tried to find something cheaper. But it is beautiful and the size I was looking for. I am going to use it as a tapestry on a very dull bedroom wall that I don't want to paint.
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