Quilting - Purpose?
#181
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 17
Most of my quilts are for my kids, grand-kids and great-grand kids. Sometimes I pray for the person for whom I am making the quilt. My favorite pattern is Log Cabin, but I don't allow myself to make them often. I'm trying to do new things and learn with every quilt. I enter some of them in our litle county fair, and if they win a riibbon, that goes with the quilt to please the recipient. I attend two weekly quilt groups and love the friends I make there. I donate a few quilts. Last year, gave two to our local Hospice, and some baby quilts to needy Mom's. But honestly, I love piecing quilts, changing patterns and colors, just enjoy the process, and like to think that after I am gone, I will be lovingly remembered, each time someone crawls uder one of the quilts I have made.
#182
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 195
Quilts are one of my creative outlets. I keep most of them for use in my home. Years ago, I decided that I would not give hand made gifts. Most people I know do not appreciate the time, effort, love and money that goes into making such gifts. I made a baby gift for my grandson that took me 2 years to applique and quilt by hand. Years later, I discovered that his mother gave it to a friend because the friend wanted it for her child. I was deeply hurt. My grandson (age 16) now lives with me, and I made him his own quilt which he treasures. Gifts of handmade items, from me, are so rare, they receptinet feels so special to receive one.
#185
I make a lot of charity quilts. I have the joy of making them, giving them and then promptly forget them once they are gone! My pleasure is in the quilting. I make quilts for family and friends. Quilting is really my therapy!
#187
I make quilts because I like them. The quilts that I've given away as gifts may one day line the dog's bed, but I'm okay with that. If I ever enter a quilt in a show or the local county fair, I fully expect my quilt to be the one receiving comments like, "Really, don't you wonder why some people bother?"
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