In my house there is a history of things being given to me that mysteriously get claimed by someone else. I am a fan of wolves so my daughter gave me a fleece blanket with a wolf design on it; it’s now my son’s throw blanket in our family room. The black-and-white wolf design fleece throw blanket I got from another child of mine is now my son’s extra blanket on his bed. Go figure. But when I received this quilt from Kitchen Table Quilter I made sure everyone in the house knew it is mine! I’ve already enjoyed it quite a bit and since it’s such a rare thing to get anything hand-made these days, I thought I’d share the info.

Before I get into trying to explain how these things are made (since I’m no quilter by anyone’s standards), let me put this excerpt in from the Kitchen Table Quilter website.

All of my creations have been made in my own personal sewing room – the kitchen. It may not be the best sewing room, but it has the biggest table in the house and I can still be involved with my family. Denim “rag” quilts are made from soft flannel and denim. I use a combination of new and recycled denim for all of my quilts. The weight of the denim creates a warm blanket without the need for added batting. These soft, fluffy seamed quilts are perfect as a lap quilt, stadium blanket or as a picnic blanket. All the quilts are machine stitched and completely washable. Just like your favorite pair of jeans, these quilts are warm, durable, and comfortable.

The one I received is shown (in part) above. The red, white and blue design is on one side while the various shades of denim are on the other. It measures approximately six feet by five feet and the claim made on the Kitchen Table Quilter website about weight and warmth is absolutely correct. The quilt weighs about 3.5 pounds. It’s almost deceiving because it doesn’t LOOK like it would be that heavy or warm – but it certainly is both. That said, don’t mistake that for heavy as in inconvenient or difficult to carry. It just feels heavier than it looks and holds warmth a lot better than you’d expect it to given how… un-fluffy it looks.

As you can see from this photo, my son enjoys it too. Thankfully I have no issue getting it back from him… yet.

As I considered writing this review I had to figure out where to put this particular item. As I thought about it there was a western movie on television and sure enough, the hero of the movie was on horseback with his bedroll tied to the saddle behind him. For some reason, the idea of a bedroll… sleeping out under the stars beside a softly crackling fire with a pot of coffee staying hot… it was always so appealing. Of course, now I’m a bit more wise and experienced and I enjoy my bed far more than the ground. Still, this quilt seems near perfect to be half of a bedroll – the top half. I’d want something to put on the ground beneath me, but this quilt would be a good cover out under the stars.

Now, let’s talk price and value. These quilts aren’t cheap – but they’re worth what you’ll pay. In today’s world of mass-produced this and production-line that, how often do you find a high quality product that is hand made? Cut and stitched by one person in her kitchen (okay… sometimes she does the cutting in the family room), these quilts represent a piece of modern work / product pride. The woman who makes them is named Tabetha and she’s pretty careful about what she’ll sell to represent her skill in this area.

A “throw” size quilt is priced at $150 on the website, and since she doesn’t mass produce, doesn’t have distributors or retailers, you’re not going to find these somewhere else. Every one of them is one of a kind with the “KTQ” initials embroidered into one corner square.

Inevitably such items get dirty (or smelly because we sweat under them, they’re so warm) and you need to wash them. No fear and no inconvenience. Put it in the wash. The first time you run it through you’ll get plenty of loose threads off of it, but that’s, in my experience, a one time occurrence.

So… check them out. I enjoy mine and look forward to years of using it in and out doors.

Happy Trails!

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