Is there a limit as to how ugly a charity quilt can be?
#61
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Thank you for all the suggestions and perspectives expressed!
I think (being new) that I will start small... by buying several packs of new needles for the ladies to use to tie through the quilts.
Several folks object to the double-knits, because they are too hard to sew through. Well, if you look at their stash of needles, a good portion of them have corrosion on the sides. Not being smooth, of course they won't go through the fabric well! And some of the other ones are more for working with yarn, as they have blunt tips instead of sharp. Of course, those won't go through the knits!
I think (being new) that I will start small... by buying several packs of new needles for the ladies to use to tie through the quilts.
Several folks object to the double-knits, because they are too hard to sew through. Well, if you look at their stash of needles, a good portion of them have corrosion on the sides. Not being smooth, of course they won't go through the fabric well! And some of the other ones are more for working with yarn, as they have blunt tips instead of sharp. Of course, those won't go through the knits!
#63
I believe that there is no such thing as too ugly when donating to needy people.As long as it is decent fabric that will not fall apart after a few washings.I have donated many quilts for sick children-some are not my best works-they were all well received by the kids.Kids are not so picky about the quilts like we are.They are grateful that some one made the effort to think of them and make them a quilt.just mu opinion anyway-sure there will be others.
#64
I do work for a fabulous charity and we make about 100-150 baby quilts per year to be donated to hospitals throughout our state. Our guidelines are this: must be 100% cotton and anything that is so thin that we can see through it, we give it to someone else to use for another purpose. Part of the dilema is that you have to think about how these quilts are going to be cared for and how they are going to be washed. You don't want to go through all that work to have them falling apart in the first year for example. These are the guidelines we follow and hopefully it will help you and your group.
#65
Common sense from Canada! The time spent arguing over this issue could have been spent working.Remember the old adage:"A giraffe was a horse built by a committee".
#67
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The quilts are all going overseas. We're not actually quilting them, just tying through with perle cotton (or similar). I don't believe all the fabrics would wash succesfully, but the point was mentioned that if the quilts are just to serve as a wall or a rug, they might not ever get washed anyway........................
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I'd take any fabric that isn't strong enough for washing and get rid of it somehow, at least separate it from the washable------------Personally, I'd be very upset if I got a quilt thinking I could wash it when soiled and then find our the thing fell apart.
When our group did charity quilts, we had some knits and such. We always paired the knit with a good woven and ended up with some cute quilts.
The quilts are all going overseas. We're not actually quilting them, just tying through with perle cotton (or similar). I don't believe all the fabrics would wash succesfully, but the point was mentioned that if the quilts are just to serve as a wall or a rug, they might not ever get washed anyway........................
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I'd take any fabric that isn't strong enough for washing and get rid of it somehow, at least separate it from the washable------------Personally, I'd be very upset if I got a quilt thinking I could wash it when soiled and then find our the thing fell apart.
When our group did charity quilts, we had some knits and such. We always paired the knit with a good woven and ended up with some cute quilts.
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Think about this. When charities set up companies to help women work their way out of poverty in these 3rd world countries, these women produce some of the most beautiful handwork, woven fabric and other things in the world. Their items are prized.And these are the same women we send ugly quilts to because they have had a natural disaster or a civil war. We should respect them. They are still artists even if a natural disaster or a civil war has hit.Look at the National Geographic Christmas
Catalog and see their work.
Catalog and see their work.
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Thank you for all the suggestions and perspectives expressed!
I think (being new) that I will start small... by buying several packs of new needles for the ladies to use to tie through the quilts.
Several folks object to the double-knits, because they are too hard to sew through. Well, if you look at their stash of needles, a good portion of them have corrosion on the sides. Not being smooth, of course they won't go through the fabric well! And some of the other ones are more for working with yarn, as they have blunt tips instead of sharp. Of course, those won't go through the knits!
I think (being new) that I will start small... by buying several packs of new needles for the ladies to use to tie through the quilts.
Several folks object to the double-knits, because they are too hard to sew through. Well, if you look at their stash of needles, a good portion of them have corrosion on the sides. Not being smooth, of course they won't go through the fabric well! And some of the other ones are more for working with yarn, as they have blunt tips instead of sharp. Of course, those won't go through the knits!
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