Development of innovative quilt cover designs
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Date
2012
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CCSHAU
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The present study was conducted to develop innovative quilt cover designs. To attain the
specific objectives, 30 respondents were selected from I.C College of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar
for selection of created designs and placements. For assessment of developed quilt covers and to
explore existing usage and purchase practices, 30 consumers were purposively selected from I.C.
College of Home Sciences and campus of HAU, Hisar. To know the existing practices followed for
quilt covers regarding the types of quilt covers available in the market, types of quilt covers used,
problems faced by the respondents with the readymade quilt covers, place of purchase, mode of
procurement an interview schedule was prepared. Preferences of respondents were sought for fabric,
colour of fabric, place, size, side for opening and fasteners, surface decoration techniques, colour of
decoration etc. using self- structured preferential choice index.
Ten designs for each four top preferred surface decoration technique i.e. appliqué work, patch
work, fabric painting and stencil printing were created in CorelDRAW. From the total of forty designs,
eight designs two for each preferred technique were selected for placement of designs. Eight selected
designs with most preferred placement were used for development of quilt covers. A design catalogue
comprising of created designs and their placements was prepared for documentation.
Green coloured cotton fabric with light intensity and under side opening alongwith half of
length with zipper was preferred for the development of quilt covers. Design 2, 10 for appliqué work,
design 4, 7 for patch work, design 2, 7 for fabric painting and design 1, 10 for stencil printing were
eight top preferred designs.
Preferences of respondents for placements of selected designs were design 2 and 10 of
appliqué work in placement I for front and placement III for back side respectively, design 4 and 7 of
patchwork in placement II and I for front and placement II for back side respectively, design 2 and 7 of
fabric painting in placement II for both front and back side respectively and design 1 and 10 of stencil
printing in placement III and I for front side and placement III and I for back side respectively.
The consumers have high opinion about the developed quilt covers in relation to surface
decoration techniques, designing features, design innovation etc. The cost of the innovative quilt cover
rated appropriate by the majority of the respondents.
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Manpower, Placement, Processed products, Selection, Technological changes, Economics, Markets, Animal products, Productivity, Costs