nativetexan

yes, my DIL said the SBS ones i sent would be hung on the wall. well, they ended up being sold on Ebay. didn't match the decor

pinkberrykay

That is terrible so sorry.

sewnbug

I agree. I want my quilts to be used. I gave my nephew and his wife a quilt for their first baby and she said it would be put away with things to keep for memories. How can there be any memories with it if it's never used?? very big sigh.......:-(

butterflies5518

I also had to tell my son to enjoy it, love it and when it is in shreds I will gladly make another. At 23 he uses it constantly the way it was meant to be enjoyed. That makes me happy!

Jill

I made a quilt about five years ago for my MIL. Last year she showed me where she kept it--in a box in the closet. However, the quilt was in a heavy clear plastic zippered bag. She was so proud that she was preserving it. I tried telling her that it was to be used, but on no, it might get dirty. I gave up.

cheezythequiltmaker

I wrote this some time ago and pften print this on the back of the quilts washing instructions It's called LOVE ME


Love me, because I was made to be loved
Let my fabric be a part of the fabric of your lives
Let me wrap you in my makers love
Let me snuggle you when you are cold
Let me comfort you when you are ill or upset
Let me be with you as you live your life
Don't curse the dog when he redecorates me with mud,
I want to love him too

I have my faults.
My stitches are not even.
I have ripples and not all my points meet.
Some bits are just plain wonky
But I will still keep you warm

Don't hide me away
Bless me with part of your life
100 years from now, I will be frayed,
Worn with stitches missing.
But I will have lived with you and seen life
Not been a prisoner of a dark space,
Never unfurled,
Never soaked up a tear,
Never shared a special day.

If my stitches break, they can be re-sewn
If my fabric frays or the dog chews me, I can be repaired
In the mean time, it'll add to my character.
If I get dirty, you can wash me.

And when I really am old, with stitches broken,
Threads frayed and unraveled,
Scared by life, like laughter lines on a wrinkled face,
People will still admire me,
As a quilt that has lived.

And when I really am old and frail,
You can coddle me and treat me with respect.
But now, I am young
And I want to live.


Rebecca Preen

lalaland

My SIL's sister makes absolutely drop dead gorgeous quilts, she is an artist, and they are all done by hand, not machine stitching anywhere, and they aren't lap quilts, they are full size bed quilts. And where are they? Folded very neatly in a storage cupboard. She doesn't even have them displayed in her home. I feel bummed out every time I think about it. No one can see them, much less enjoy them. Only 2 have been given away that I know of, my SIL has one on the bed in her guest room and my mom had one on her bed. When my mom passed away my SIL and I gave her quilt to a friend of hers that absolutely loved it, she cried when we gave it to her, and I know it's being loved and used to this day.

rosiewell

I agree, I give quilts to be used and enjoyed, however I draw the line when a quilt is used for a dog or cat bedding, I love pets but....

SandraQuilts

could be that she was "testing" you to see if you would be mad if you came back and it had been washed a gazilion times and didn't look all new , the next time you saw it... Could be she just wanted to make sure that it was okay.

pinkberrykay

We are identical twins, no testing. And unfortunately I will not see her for at least 3.5 years. DH is in the Coast Guard and we just moved 2300 miles away from them.