francie yuhas

My " nutcase" ,quilting daughter made one for me. She made a multicolor nine patch top,sandwiched it, and gave it to me. She told me to hand quilt it during my treatments,doc visits....it would give me something to do while " just sitting around". Do not put light weight polyester batting in it! The batting just disintegrated over 10 years of washing and drying. Three guesses what she gave me for Christmas!( a duplicate with wool batting,to hand quilt)

QuiltE

FrancieYuhas ... there is good news with that deteriorated batting story.....you are able to tell us that it took ten years for it to fall apart!! Congratulations on being a SURVIVOR!!!

sash

Personally, (and I've had chemo) I would just prefer a nice quilt that was done by "you". It's such a nice gesture. Everyone is different and I don't want to look at quilt with reminder all over it and it's been three years. Now my husband is going through radiation. Just my opinion. I'll tell you what I had: I love the Texas Rangers and I made me a Texas Rangers fleece blanket; it was so cuddly and warm and it gets really cold in the chemo room. Maybe, you could put minky or something really cuddly on the back if you want to do a quilt, and that would be nice. And, I still use it. Anything you make will be appreciated.

GailG

Many great ideas. I agree with most of them. I know the pink ribbon is a definite NOT when it comes to the actual diagnosis. (I know I wouldn't have wanted yellow ribbons around me when I had bladder cancer!) I chose for my sister her favorite color and then made it a little narrower than a usual throw. She used it on her treatment lounge/chair which was a little wider than a dentist's chair.

GailG

I think this is such a unique idea. I'm puzzled by the deteriorating batting. I have used traditional poly batting which is very thin for as long as I've been quilting. My quilts are over 20 years old and are still going through the washer and dryer. Some are tied and some are hand stitched. A few are machine quilted.

Irishrose2

I am currently working my way through breast cancer and I would want no pink ribbons in my quilt. I second the idea of a fleece (2 layers with the back larger so you bring it around for a binding) for travel and a pretty quilt for home. The color pink is okay as long as there's a reason for it in the color scheme, but not the predominant color. I love pink, but October (BC awareness month) about spoiled it for me.

KSellers

I made one for a lady in my Bible Study group -- We were studying the book of Jeremiah -- I did hers in purples and blues and in the center had a square embroidered with my life verse ... "I know of the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
I wish I'd taken a picture of it, as it turned out beautifully, but by the time I started it, I was in a big hurry to get it
to her for her 1st chemo, so I forgot to take a picture. She loved it and said it was such an encouragement. She shared that was a verse that was so meaningful to her when she went through a difficult time earlier in life. I think it's what I call a God Thing! Bless your friend, I pray she has a full recovery.

patty48

No pink for me either, just want to get this over with and move on. I made a really nice rag quilt in flannel. Nice and warm and washes like a dream.

Fastpedal

My friend is undergoing chemo now. I made a quilt for her last year when she had chemo. She mentioned that when she receives chemo they have heated blankets so she doesn't take one. However, she mentions often that she loves laying under it when she takes a nap. I made a throw size with flannel backing.

patchwork

I worked in chemo therapy for 17 years and I can tell you those ladies and men LOVED there quilts. Some of them were not pleasing to me, but they did not care. Someone made them a quilt and it was warm and they loved it just the way it was. It does need to be big enough to cover the feet and the shoulders.