Quilting - Purpose?
#201
Every one of my quilts, be it for home or as a gift, is made to be used on a bed, for a baby, or in the living room to snuggle under. NOT to be put away on the shelf as a keepsake. Hope they are all loved and used till they need replaced
#204
I make them for all reasons. I give them as gifts (sometimes to myself), my applique quilts usually go into shows and then are earmarked for the kids when I pass on to the next life. I just enjoy the process and the end result so to me it does not matter what it is for, I just like doing it.
#206
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lemoore, Ca
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Mine are mostly made with someone in mind. I have given quilts to almost all my neices and nephews, their kids, plus the ones I make for charity thru our Quilt Guild.
Then of course I just love to put the quit together, I love to try out new patterns, do my own thing with scraps, keeps me sane .
Then of course I just love to put the quit together, I love to try out new patterns, do my own thing with scraps, keeps me sane .
#207
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NASHVILLE, TN
Posts: 303
It is an excuse to play with brightly colored fabric instead of crayons. It is a mental exercise in creativity and patience to keep my mind active because I get bored easily. It is to pay homage to my grandmother and the quilts I lied under when I was a child. It is about being able to make a 3D object that is useful as opposed to one that is purely decorative such as my cross-stitch pictures. I've never considered myself an artist so it isn't about quilts as art. This is a great thread!
#210
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
A question out of curiosity: what is your main purpose when you make a quilt? Is it meant for daily use? For quilt shows? For decoration in your house? Or just because it's fun?
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