Finished Quilt
#1
What do you do with your finished quilts? Is there a quilt your bed and do you use it (sleep under it) or is it there as bed covering/decoration during the day?
I have given all my quilts away as gifts. I am finally working on my first keeper quilt that will go on our bed. I recently asked some of the recipients of the quilts I made what they do with them and some are being used as covering across the back of the couch I was informed by my aunt "no one can use it". My mother is using the first one I gave her but refuses to use the second one because "it's to nice". :shock: I guess I am just making decoration...lol...but it's so much fun.
So how do you and your recipients use your works of creation?
I have given all my quilts away as gifts. I am finally working on my first keeper quilt that will go on our bed. I recently asked some of the recipients of the quilts I made what they do with them and some are being used as covering across the back of the couch I was informed by my aunt "no one can use it". My mother is using the first one I gave her but refuses to use the second one because "it's to nice". :shock: I guess I am just making decoration...lol...but it's so much fun.
So how do you and your recipients use your works of creation?
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Ah, you really do want to know. I will tell you.
I have 2 quilts on my bed, one of which is folded across the foot to keep my feet warm or to pull up if needed!
Hubby has a quilt on his bed. Then we "hung" Sun Bonnet Sue on the wall between the hall and kitchen. That was after I decided to hang 2 quilts over the glass door at the end of my living room. I did not want the expense of draperies (would need to be custom made) so we put up wooden drapery hangers....and uses 2 5 foot long poles. Two of my quilts now cover the glass area and block the cold air that reflects off the glass.l
Then, about every 6 months, I load my trunk and take about a dozen quilts to my favorite charity. that is the primary reason I make quilts. When I realized how much I was spending having them quilted, I bought a Bailey Home Quilter and Grace GMQ Pro frame and have been doing the job myself...for just over a year.
As hubby says, this keeps me happy "out of trouble and off the streets!"
I have friends who give me fabrics that become quilts so I really don't spend much on supplies. I buy sheets in Thrift store. All with the idea of helping someone who needs to keep warm!
June
I have 2 quilts on my bed, one of which is folded across the foot to keep my feet warm or to pull up if needed!
Hubby has a quilt on his bed. Then we "hung" Sun Bonnet Sue on the wall between the hall and kitchen. That was after I decided to hang 2 quilts over the glass door at the end of my living room. I did not want the expense of draperies (would need to be custom made) so we put up wooden drapery hangers....and uses 2 5 foot long poles. Two of my quilts now cover the glass area and block the cold air that reflects off the glass.l
Then, about every 6 months, I load my trunk and take about a dozen quilts to my favorite charity. that is the primary reason I make quilts. When I realized how much I was spending having them quilted, I bought a Bailey Home Quilter and Grace GMQ Pro frame and have been doing the job myself...for just over a year.
As hubby says, this keeps me happy "out of trouble and off the streets!"
I have friends who give me fabrics that become quilts so I really don't spend much on supplies. I buy sheets in Thrift store. All with the idea of helping someone who needs to keep warm!
June
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I know a few that I have given are being used. Not sure about the rest of them. They could have thrown them away for all I know. Most of mine have gone to family members. My MIL uses hers all the time, but don't know about the rest of the inlaws. A few of them turned their noses up at them.
#6
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My very first quilt is on my bed and I sleep under it every night. I love the feel of a quilt. Very snuggly. All the others, so far, I have given away. I always tell the recipient that I want it to be used, not put away in a drawer some where. I also crochet and have made many baby afghans. One in particular I made for my cousin's granddaughter. She is a teenager and still sleeps with it. That makes me feel good.
#7
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
I know a few that I have given are being used. Not sure about the rest of them. They could have thrown them away for all I know. Most of mine have gone to family members. My MIL uses hers all the time, but don't know about the rest of the inlaws. A few of them turned their noses up at them.
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Originally Posted by june6995
Then we "hung" Sun Bonnet Sue on the wall between the hall and kitchen. That was after I decided to hang 2 quilts over the glass door at the end of my living room. I did not want the expense of draperies (would need to be custom made) so we put up wooden drapery hangers....and uses 2 5 foot long poles. Two of my quilts now cover the glass area and block the cold air that reflects off the glass.l
June
June
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Sun is not an issue there. It opens onto a deck that has a roof over it and faces North. When Spring comes, they will come down and be stored for next winter. I am not too concerned about them fading.
They are also "lined" with a sheet for backing and batting inside. they are pastel colors so some light does filter through.
A comment about giving quilts as gifts to family members. I have only given quilts to those who have expressed their desire to have a quilt that I have made. As far as the charity quilts, I know they go to disaster areas and can be put to good use.
We give quilts out of love and I guess that counts for something. I know most of you make quilts with lots of love stitched in the seams!
June
They are also "lined" with a sheet for backing and batting inside. they are pastel colors so some light does filter through.
A comment about giving quilts as gifts to family members. I have only given quilts to those who have expressed their desire to have a quilt that I have made. As far as the charity quilts, I know they go to disaster areas and can be put to good use.
We give quilts out of love and I guess that counts for something. I know most of you make quilts with lots of love stitched in the seams!
June
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