Qwiltylady

I have only asked for one quilt back. I made a wholecloth quilt for my nephew when he got married. After five years his wife filed for divorce and I asked for the wholecloth quilt back. She begrudgingly returned it to me and I put a different label on it and sent it to the nephew it was made for. The reason I asked for it back was because it was made out of a designer sheet that had belonged to his mother before she died of cancer. The ex knew what the quilt meant to my nephew and wanted to keep it to hurt him.

My daughter gave me a quilt back that I made for her because it was not her cup of tea. It was made with purple roses and she hates purple. I had it with me mending it when I took a sociology class and the male instructor when gaga over the quilt! He adored purple and said it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. I asked if he would give it a good home and he couldn't believe his luck! He was from Sweden and had been through a real loss and was so greatful for the quilt. Now ten years later that my daughter has given up her goth ways she asked if she could have the quilt back and she was horrified I had found a home where it is loved and cherished. I still get a Christmas card from the teacher each year updating me on how much he loves the quilt!

Laura22

I just want people to be happy with and love the gifts. That's it.

Mousie

this is pretty much my sentiment. It's not a real gift if it has strings attached...however,...if I do become aware that one was abused, there won't be another going to that particular recipient.
I just want my quilty gifts to be used and enjoyed and appreciated.
No big drama, just a hug and a thank you...anything after that is gravy and I love gravy ;)

LastGrandma

I wanted to give a friend a lap quilt for a birthday present, but she was not real receptive to the one I wanted to give her. So I let her choose from my stack of lap quilts...and I didn't like her choice (it was not the one I intended for her to have!) but I kept my mouth shut and smiled. It was a gift, so I graciously let her take her choice home. Then guess what....she asked me two months later if she could trade it for the one I wanted her to have to begin with. Of course I let her come back and choose the one I thought she would like in the first place. She is ecstatic that I gave her a quilt for a present...and let her trade it for something more suiting to her taste and home with no fuss. Giving and letting go are really the same thing!

Bev

I love mine to get a lot of use, and they usually do. Mainly they're given to kids so my hope is that they'll be worn to a frazzle. My 22 year old DGD has had me replace patches in her Grandmother's Flower Garden so many times that I doubt there are any original ones left. And she's had it since she was eight. She's had several more as she's grown up, but that is her favorite. 8-)

justflyingin

Cats love quilts--and not shredding them. They like sitting on them.

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justflyingin

I agree. Someone probably got a treasure and was delighted at being able to afford something so nice!

justflyingin

As to them being drop cloths. Around my house when things aren't in good condition anymore, they get cut up and reused, either for mechanic's cleaning cloths, quilt squares or drop cloths when painting or when our dogs have puppies and the female needs a place that's kind of cozy--those will usually get tossed after use, though I may wash them (usually we use old towels).

Using a quilt for moving furniture really makes sense...if the quilt is old and in not very good shape. It wouldn't bother me to see an old quilt I made be used in this way. Now, the one I gave last year....it would bother me, but I'd try to get over it.

patdesign

You are a true friend! :D

moquilter

50 years ago my grandmother finished a quilt for her first great grand child, my son. She died a few days later before my son was born. When my grandfather told me the above story as he gave me the baby quilt, I told him it was such a precious item I would put it up and keep as a memory of my grandmother. My grandfather replied it was made with love to be used in love and grandma wanted it used. I used that quilt with both of my children and now it waits to snuggle another little one. That lesson from my grandparents taught me quilts made and given in love are to be used in love to comfort and cuddle the recipient.