I stumbled across another updated version of Ralli quilts this weekend, from LA-based designer Heidi Merrick. Her combination of modern prints with traditional embroidery is so beautiful I almost emptied my bank account and bought them all immediately when I clicked on her website. The green one is definitely going on my future wish-list.
According to her website, all her pieces are made in the US. That means she isn't outsourcing the production of all those tiny embroidery stitches, which makes the $249 price tag seem incredibly reasonable. As someone who is maybe 1/100th of the way through embroidering a ralli quilt, I can understand just how much time it takes to get that effect. Yes, I think I'll take them all.
Images courtesy of Heidi Merrick, found via Fibercopia
Images courtesy of Heidi Merrick, found via Fibercopia
