New quilt vendor: Mid Atlantic Mountain Works and a review of their 20* Marcy quilt

**Tuckahoe** · 03-26-2014, 06:32

I wish them luck. I do wish that mail order companies would prominently display traditional business contact information on their websites.

**bartlax4** · 03-26-2014, 11:08

Originally Posted by gplg

I recently purchased the 20* Marcy quilt from Mid-Atlantic Mountain Works. Mid Atlantic Mountain Works is a new cottage vendor based out of DC and run by a guy named Jared.

Well, the cat's out of the bag! Guess I couldn't have asked for a better way to start. Thanks for the great review gplg!

Originally Posted by pinballwizard

Hope you love your new quilt! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us. Your extension didn't work, so here is one that will http://www.mid-atlanticmountainworks.com/. I have never heard of this vendor before, but am glad to see quality work being offered to our little community

Appreciate you fixing the link pinballwizard and am glad to be part of this community! This forum is terrific!

Originally Posted by miyanc

nice write up. Seems like a good set up. I am usually a more feature kind of guy and this fits the bill. Now I just need to go rob a bank. It also adds another option to my already overloaded list of companies to consider when I go to buy the TQ of my dreams.

Don't rob a bank miyanc, it would make it hard to concentrate when I make your quilt, my conscious would definitely outweigh the ARGON.

Originally Posted by Gravity

Impressed by the craftsmanship (thanks for the photos) and the one-man-band nature of the business. He offers plenty of choices for length, width, fill, colors, and even two different kinds of Argon. Prices seem about the same than other cottage vendors. He makes a statement about customer service, and uses a supplier that seems to use humane, sustainable practices to harvest down. Will keep in mind in case my upcoming dyi tq doesn't work out.

Thanks for the kind words Gravity. I definitely plan to keep the bar as high as I can regarding quality of both the finished products and materials sourced.

Originally Posted by Cactusjack

I have been looking for a top quilt. I purchased a KAQ Underquilt and love it but I think I want a down top quilt and this looks like it might fit the bill. Thanks

I have a KAQ UQ too and love it, Paul is awesome.

Originally Posted by Dutch

Now I have quilt envy. That is a nice looking quilt.

Wait until you see one in the new camo!

Originally Posted by Tuckahoe

I wish them luck. I do wish that mail order companies would prominently display traditional business contact information on their websites.

Thanks Tuckahoe, your well-wishes are appreciated. I understand the wish for more information and in some respects totally agree. If you were to submit a message to me in the contact form of my site, I would reply with my phone number and of course you would have my email address. My full address is on the electronic receipts generated from both paypal and the website as well. I know this exactly the opposite of prominently displayed.

Since my shop is the basement of my house, where I live with my family, I feel it is in our best interest to limit how easily accessible all of our information is. I understand this may be a turn off for some folks, but it is a risk I am forced to take since this is the only way I can run the business at this time. I promise if everyone buys lots of quilts and we get a shop location, I will display everything you could ever want!

**gunner76** · 03-26-2014, 13:36

Best of luck in your new venture

**bartlax4** · 03-26-2014, 14:35

Originally Posted by gunner76

Best of luck in your new venture

Thanks gunner, I appreciate it!

**Thase** · 03-27-2014, 09:29

Thanks for the review, i'll have to check them out.

**JasonByers** · 03-30-2014, 19:53

How do you like the omni tape to close the footbox? I made a top quilt and used omni for the closure and found even when I took real care to match the tape up perfect I still had it try to attach to my merino base bottoms. I'm interested how a professional grade quilt compares? Very nice quilt!

**Penfold** · 03-31-2014, 10:14

I just ordered the 50* Wright (no taper, extra 2 oz. of down, orange outer shell and charcoal inner shell) from Jared at Mid-Atlantic Mountain Works over the weekend, though I had exchanged a bunch of emails with him first. He was and is very responsive. The prices are comparable to the other vendors.

**gplg** · 03-31-2014, 21:50

Originally Posted by JasonByers

How do you like the omni tape to close the footbox? I made a top quilt and used omni for the closure and found even when I took real care to match the tape up perfect I still had it try to attach to my merino base bottoms. I'm interested how a professional grade quilt compares? Very nice quilt!

No issues snagging so far. I also use merino bottoms. It lines up well. I'll try to get a pic of the inside.

**JasonByers** · 04-02-2014, 17:36

Hey thanks I'd appreciate a pic if you can!

**bartlax4** · 04-07-2014, 12:53

Originally Posted by JasonByers

Hey thanks I'd appreciate a pic if you can!

I'm hoping gplg is out using his MARCY 20!

In any case, I just finished up a quilt for a customer and took a few pictures. There is a picture on the website under WRIGHT 50 that has zoom capabilities if the attached one doesn't.

Hope it helps a little!

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