My oldest sister lives in a very large home. They have five bedrooms, six bathrooms and several sitting areas. She is in the process of redecorating two of the bedrooms and asked me to go shopping with her.

This huge home is in the country and sits on thirty seven acres of land. She has decided to create more of a country feel for the bedrooms so she wanted to purchase two king size quilts. When she told me this I suggested that we go to the crafters mall rather than the regular mall. My sister was not familiar with the crafters mall. I explained that the stores sold crafting supplies as well as the hand crafted items for local artisans.

There are two shops that handle quilts. One offers quilts from local quilters and the other sells Amish quilts that are delivered from Pennsylvania. I have done some quilting, so I love to visit these shops to look at the beautiful artwork using fabric. We went to the local crafters shop first. They had two king size quilts. The clerk explained that the king size quilts are more difficult to hand sew because they do not fit well on the quilting frames. As a result many quilters choose to make queen and full size quilts, which are easier to handle. My sister did like one of the king size quilts. There was a queen size quilt that would have been perfect in the room. The clerk said that this would work on a king bed with a bed skirt. My sister asked her to hold both quilts for her.

We went to the Amish store. This store features Amish hand-crafted furniture as well as the quilts. The quilts are displayed hanging from wooden poles. The craftsmanship that goes into these quilts is unbelievable. There were several hundred quilts displayed. My sister was inquiring about the king size quilts while I began to look at the marvelous pieces of art. When you see a quilt that is done well you realize that you are truly seeing a work of art that is created by fabric. The blends and shading of different shades of fabric create the same effect as paint on a canvas. My sister came to tell me that she was told where to find the king size quilts. She was as awe struck as I was with the beautiful detail that went into the designs. She found two king size quilts that were perfect for her rooms. I thought the price was staggering, but she wanted both quilts. She said that she would come back and buy another one when she redoes their bedroom. She has three daughters so they will each receive one of these quilts as an heirloom.