Would you rather....
#12
All my life I've been a "saver". I saved favorite clothes (that I never wore) because I didn't want to ruin them; I saved crystal stemware and china because I didn't want it to get broken. Now I save fabric because god forbid I make something and it's not as pretty as it could be and I find a better pattern. So in answer to your question, I only use 3 of the quilts I've made. BTW I gave the china to one daughter who sold it in garage sale and gave the crystal to another daughter who uses it.
#13
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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The reason I asked is I bought an older quilt (at an estate auction) that I mentioned in another post about trying to fix. But sadly...I think the repairs are above my skill level, and honestly...there are A LOT of repairs as I look at this quilt. I think it would cost a lot of money to fix a quilt that might not be worth that much. (?) It currently lays on my futon in my sewing room.
I considered folding it up and storing it yesterday...but then what? I didn't buy it to have it lay on a shelf in my closet. If I were to die, there aren't any family members that would care about my quilting (or that particular quilt.) So, I think I just may leave it out until it finally gives it. It will be well loved (by me) while its here.
I considered folding it up and storing it yesterday...but then what? I didn't buy it to have it lay on a shelf in my closet. If I were to die, there aren't any family members that would care about my quilting (or that particular quilt.) So, I think I just may leave it out until it finally gives it. It will be well loved (by me) while its here.
#14
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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Could not have said it better myself. This is exactly how I feel, so the quilts in my home never see the inside of a closet. I do have some on display, but they rotate on and off the walls along with the quilts on the beds.
#15
The reason I asked is I bought an older quilt (at an estate auction) that I mentioned in another post about trying to fix. But sadly...I think the repairs are above my skill level, and honestly...there are A LOT of repairs as I look at this quilt. I think it would cost a lot of money to fix a quilt that might not be worth that much. (?) It currently lays on my futon in my sewing room.
I considered folding it up and storing it yesterday...but then what? I didn't buy it to have it lay on a shelf in my closet. If I were to die, there aren't any family members that would care about my quilting (or that particular quilt.) So, I think I just may leave it out until it finally gives it. It will be well loved (by me) while its here.
I considered folding it up and storing it yesterday...but then what? I didn't buy it to have it lay on a shelf in my closet. If I were to die, there aren't any family members that would care about my quilting (or that particular quilt.) So, I think I just may leave it out until it finally gives it. It will be well loved (by me) while its here.
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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I have one quilt that I no longer use; it was given to me on the occasion of my first wedding by a dear family friend who was in the Air Force with my mother. I used it till it had two holes in it and most of the quilting stitches are gone. It has been a well loved quilt, but the friend passed away several years ago from breast cancer, and it means too much to me to let it get to the point where it's ratty looking. Right now, the quilt is in the top of my closet, where it will stay till I can decide what to do about it.
I do make seasonal quilts that I change out through the year, but they are well used when they are out. :-)
I do make seasonal quilts that I change out through the year, but they are well used when they are out. :-)
#19
Use it - absolutely. Be sure to take photos before it's used too much. I would prefer that my bed sized quilts not be dragged through the mud and snow, but used inside the house. I don't mind pets on them too much. Kid sized quilts I'd expect receive a harsher treatment than bed quilts.
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