My sister says..."I don't know if I want Abigail (my niece) to use the quilt

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12-30-2011, 08:12 PM

pinkberrykay

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My sister says..."I don't know if I want Abigail (my niece) to use the quilt

WHAT!!! No, let her use the quilt I want her to enjoy it. Play with it, cuddle up with it, go to sleep with it. If you really want a quilt for her that you cherish and not allow her to use I will make you another quilt, but don't take away the one I made "just for her".

This was the conversation I have with my sister after Christmas. Has anyone else else experienced a conversation like this?? I make these quilts to be used and loved, not put away in a hope chest never to be seen again for 40 years.

12-30-2011, 08:14 PM

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Yes I made one for the neighbor girl and she loved it so much wanted to put it on her wall to decorate the room- I told her I would walk into the house , take it down and take it home ! I made it to be used and loved - and if it wore out I could make another one

12-30-2011, 08:17 PM

jollyquilting

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I agree with you, my quilts are to be used and loved.

12-30-2011, 08:20 PM

DeneK

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Agree 100% -- I tell people that I give quilts too that they are meant to be used and enjoyed. Baby quilts are to be peed on, pooped on, spit-up on. Well loved, used and worn out.

12-30-2011, 08:24 PM

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12-30-2011, 08:31 PM

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I gave my great niece two when she was born. One to save and one to love.

12-30-2011, 08:42 PM

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I make sure to tell them that it's 100% machine washable and that washing it makes is softer and more loveable.

12-30-2011, 08:55 PM

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12-30-2011, 09:05 PM

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I gave a friend a quilt and his mother wouldn't let him use it. She was afraid the cat would shed on it. I told him that ship had sailed as a cat was on my lap most of the time I was putting the binding on it but it didn't make any difference. I also gave his mother a lap quilt and she put it away too. She didn't want anything to happen to them. I really wanted them both to use them and enjoy them - not put them away in a box in a closet.

12-30-2011, 09:44 PM

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I definitely want my quilts used, but in my mind, having it on the wall as the centerpiece of the room's decor counts as being used, and I would be fine with that if it's how the recipient wanted to use a quilt I made them. Many of my quilts have a hanging sleeve sewn into the binding to make that option easy.