Denyse Schmidt’s couture quilts have long retailed in the thousands of dollars – hardly a bargain for bedding, but not bad for what amounts to a piece of modernist art. Each high-concept, geometric design is made to order, sometimes even incorporating a customer’s wishes and fabrics, hand-pieced by the designer herself, and hand-quilted by Amish seamstresses in Minnesota. Since 1996 her collections have been sold through her Web site (www.dsquilts.com) and a handful of high-end stores.

As of this week, Ms. Schmidt’s work is finally available to the rest of us. In partnership with the New Delhi-based textile manufacturer Sarita Handa, Ms. Schmidt has created an exclusive collection of eight quilts and shams in an array of colors to be carried by specialty stores nationwide. Admirers of Ms. Schmidt’s riotously multihued “Strings” quilt unable to pony up the requisite $3,650-$5,400 can consider buying instead her two-toned “Strings Attached” at a fraction of the cost: $175-$275.

The Denyse Schmidt Designs for Sarita Handa collection is hand-sewn by seamstresses in India, not the Amish, and isn’t made to order, but otherwise the differences between it and the couture lines are minimal: still made of 100% cotton, each colorful, inventive quilt evokes Ms. Schmidt’s vintage blend of bold and urbane whimsy – think a more sophisticated Marimekko.