A few doors up from my favorite cafe stands Mekong Quilts. I've walked by several times and have been tempted to grab one except I don't quite know what to do with it. The girlfriend rolled her eyes at me. "Well, you use it."
This long lunch breaks in Cambodia aren't good for my wallet. I went off to the shops to take a second look at silks and quilts. At Mekong Quilts, of course they do mainly bed quilts. But there're aprons and little bags too. I caved in. Quilts are nice. I like 3 pieces in particular.
The thing about these shops, the handcrafted items are stocked only 1 or 2 pieces. No new pieces. Buy only if you're comfortable and wish to support their local industry. These quilts don't come cheap, but the designs are fairly easy on the eye, and importantly, the stitching and overall handiwork are excellent. So I wasn't fazed by the USD140 (single-sized) to USD170 (queen-sized) price tag for each piece of quilt. It could well be overpriced, but I wasn't going to quibble about it.
It wasn't difficult to squeeze 3 quilts into the suitcase. After handing out the corporate briefs and junking the notes, there's plenty of available space not just for quilts, but for additional silk cushion covers, jackets and whatnots.
5 comments:
When we went up to Amish Pennsylvania, I considered picking up some of their beautiful quilts. They're justifiably famous and a lot of work had been done on each piece but they ran into the thousands!
they make great gifts you know. if you can't use them all.
Dawn: now, that's the other thing I want to buy- the Amish Quilts. I'll just close my eyes and pay. But I'll probably buy that ONE piece. heheheheh.
sinlady: HEEEEE. I'd use them all for sure!
Hey I have an idea - quit your job, come over and we'll go quilt shopping! They really are lovely quilts.
dawn: you're a bad influence.
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