Quilty New Year's Resolution
#1
Quilty New Year's Resolution
I have been thinking for some time that I would like to do something for the local residents at the nursing home for Christmas. I have contributed to the fund to provide them with personal care/hygiene products, but I decided my New Year's Resolution is to make a small lap quilt for every resident for Christmas next year. That's approximately 60......so I need to get on the ball and get started day 1!!!!
What do you plan to resolve to do in 2016?
What do you plan to resolve to do in 2016?
#3
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
Posts: 9,393
Before doing this huge endeavor, I suggest you talk to the person in charge of the home. A friend of mine and I, were going to do the same for our local home, but were told, that if the resident died and the relatives of said person, didn't want the quilt, then the home simply threw the quilt in the garbage. We asked, why, since they wouldn't have anyone's name on them, they didn't give us any good reason, just that's their "policy". Needless, to say, we haven't made any quilts for the home, and instead now make them for kids with cancer.
#5
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 1,120
I have found over the years sometimes it's not so easy to give quilts away. Remember making a couple gorgeous kitty wall hangings for an animal rescue group and the folks just didn't get it. Thought they would make good "pads" for the cats. Project Linus seems to have an endless need for quilts not just for little kids but older kids, too. We get feedback that they are very much appreciated. I agree with pocoellie, inquire before moving ahead. Very nice gesture on your part, pyffer3.
#6
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 226
My guild used to make bed quilts for the nursing home in our county and when they started requesting more quilts that they had residents, an inquiry reported that the staff was taking the quilts for their own use. We had stipulated that the quilts were to belong to the residents or their families but apparently they didn't honor that request. Needless to say they lost our contribution, how sad that the residents lost out due to the dishonesty of the home.
#7
My resolution is to use up some of my huge 2.5" squares collection in some quilts! I have too many to store, and won't be able to take part in any more squares swaps until I get that collection dwindled down. So that's my goal....
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