The shop is just a block or so away from the main drag, so it is easy to get to. There is another place called Saigon Quilts a few doors down, which we leave to you to explore.
We spoke to an assistant and she told us about the town where this business was started, Duc Linh. It is a small town and apparently us westerners have to get police permission to go there. Small. And not on the well-worn tourist route. Probably be kinda fun to see, and you could talk Quilt (that crazy hand-waving language) with the locals. Goodness knows they won't understand anything else you try to say!
(V4A btw: Vietnam Quilts is a sub-project within a French NGO, called Vietnam Plus. They have helped establish a cottage industry for local women in two villages, supplying training, fair wages and conditions and a retail outlet.)
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Each time I have been past the shop, there have been people selecting quilts, so ... business looks good. The queen-size bed spreads we saw were around $100 to $150 US.
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