Do you ever keep quilts made for other people?
03-09-2010, 07:51 AM
#11
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Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
I think that's a good sign that it's a lovely quilt, and he should get it. And make YOURSELF another one. He doesn't get the seconds. ;)
03-09-2010, 08:18 AM
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Yes, in fact I'm working on a quilt now for my very bestest friend from high school and I'm sew in love with it. It's not the pattern, but the fabrics that I've grown to love. I know everyone says I can make another one for me and keep it, but wrong, I can't get any more of the fabric. I will finish it and give it to her and hope that she enjoys it as much as I have as I made it just for her! It's a surprise for her so she wouldn't know if I kept it and did a second one for her, but I would so off it goes to my DF.
03-09-2010, 08:48 AM
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Im facing the same problem here. My nephew and I have been exchanging monkey themed gifts for years. I ordered fabric (Goodnight Monkey, by Moda) to make him a quilt. When it arrived, I fell in love and have been wrestling with my conscience about keeping it for myself.
03-09-2010, 08:52 AM
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I think it's a good sign when you still LIKE the quilt after working on it, especially if it took a long time to do. I give it to the intended person and take lots of photos, sometimes make keepsakes to remind me of it and move on to the next project. If I really wanted one I made for someone else, I'd make another similar to it and change anything that bothered me the first go round.
03-09-2010, 09:34 PM
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Yes, I am sometimes tempted. If you have any leftover fabric of these colors, tell yourself you can incorporate them into another quilt. You can part with it, but make sure to take a few pictures of it before you do.
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