CR

I totally agree; if you would use it yourself then don't give it to someone else; if you don't want anyone to know that you did it then don't give it.

My first job was as a waitress and my Boss told me if you wouldn't eat it or give it to your family then don't sell it to your customers. I always followed that in all that advice in everything.

wildyard

Excellent advice!!

auntpiggylpn

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jpthequilter

It doesn't cost anything extra to add a little thought to good design, and color harmony to a charity project...!!!

BettyGee

I want my quilts that I donate to be just as well made as anything I make for my family and friends. Bearisgray has put it perfectly. I don't think there is a much better feeling in this world than the reaction of someone who receives a quilt I donated. Only saw it happen once by chance and the look on the child's face was enough to keep me going even when I'm ripping out the same seam for the fifth time.

Sandra in Minnesota

I enjoy making and giving away my quilts. I know they will all find the right home. Lots of prayer goes into each one.

carmanmarie

If you Google Ugly Quilt you will find another way to make a "Quilt". A few years ago I read they don't want beautiful quilts for the homeless because people will steal them.
But I agree do the best you can, and give your quilts with pride. I know if I were to see a quilt that I wasn't proud of, being used by a person in need it would make me feel bad.

owlvamp

I also will not put my name on a charity quilt. Recognition isn't my goal, only to help someone in need. True charity comes as selfless act, not someone needing to be recognized for how wonderful they are. I feel I will be blessed more by not getting a thank you from who receives my quilt. Alls it matters to me is that who ever receives it know they are loved and someone out there cares about them. I always do my best on what I sew , crochet or what ever I do. It'doesn't have to be new it just needs to be able to hold up to who ever receives it. Wash after wash after wash..

samifel

I made a quilt many years ago for a Church sale. It was raffled off and I never knew who won it. Probably about 5 or 6 years later, my daughter came home from college and had her laundry and that of her boyfriend. So as things often work out I ended up doing the laundry. As I was sorting the clothes and bedding, his quilt nagged at my memory. I looked on the back for a tag and lo and behold, there was my name and date. It was his grandmother who had won it at the church sale. By the way, it still looked good and was in great condition.

Carol's Quilts

I heartily agree with just about everything that's been said except for those who think "it's just for charity" is an excuse for doing careless, shoddy work and using crappy fabric that's not good for anything but the trash. I don't care if the quilt I donate goes to a child who throws up on it or a baby who wets on it or a homeless person who sleeps in an alley and lives out of a grocery cart. What I do care about is that I've done the best I can do and put a lot of thought and effort into the quilt, just as I would do for my family, I care that I'm proud of my work, happy to give it and fulfill a need for someone, somewhere. I realize that the recipient may not appreciate the work that went into my quilt, but that doesn't matter. If the person is going through a rough patch in life, whether he or she is big, little, poor, homeless,sick or whatever, perhaps my quilt will give a little comfort and warmth, and if that person thinks the quilt is pretty or nice, so much the better. That's all I'm after. That's why I make charity quilts - helping someone. Isn't that what it's all about?