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.
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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Quilt arrived within 48 hrs of order. See photo at Handmade Guatemalan Patchwork Quilt (Guatemala) Item#: 10480674 (Vivid Blue) for better idea of true color. The colors are MUCH brighter and more vivid than shown in the photo at the Vivid Blue Quilt/Pillowcase Set page. The quilt DOES NOT look faded AT ALL. It is heavy and well-made. No flaws of any kind in quilt or pillowcases! Back of quilt is solid black. Does not look faded. As description states, pillow covers do NOT exactly match the quilt. If you are looking for an exact match, you will be disappointed. The pillow covers I received have a periwinkle blue/lavender color accenting the same blues, greens, and black seen in the quilt. They COMPLIMENT; they do NOT exactly match (which I expected). Bright and beautiful. Sturdy zipper closure on back, covered by fabric flap. The fabric on the back of the pillow covers is a muted blue and black plaid. NO chemical smell or odor of any kind. Highest recommendation! Quilt and pillow covers are SO beautiful, and a Fair Trade item, too! Would definitely buy again, now that I have seen the actual items! All rave reviews well-deserved.
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This is a great quilt. The quality is wonderful, the color is fantastic. My only issue is that it is not color-fast, even after washing. Any recommendations on making it color fast would be appreciated. We have quit using it for the moment because it turns our skin blue (and the washer and dryer and anything that comes into contact with it)
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.
How often do you shop at Overstock.com? Few times a year
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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