mizkyp

Its a gorgous blanket. Maybe she didnt realize it was hand made with love.

Jingle

Very pretty. There is no excuse for being rude or stupid.

mhansen6

I am so sorry about your dissappointment. I know exactly how you feel. It has happened more than once for me. I always make baby quilts for showers and I am considering not going to the next shower so I am not dissappointed when they open the gift. I will still make the quilts, but when you work so hard on something to have the mother-to-be say "another blanket" it is very discouraging. It is also embarrassing when you over hear someone say "She can afford to buy something nice, why only a blanket?"

Prissnboot

I so totally agree with this comment - I labored intensely to make a quilt for my mother last Christmas, and she was usually my biggest cheerleader for anything I made, so it really surprised and saddened me when she didn't make a huge fuss over it like I kind of was looking forward to. I don't know if she was overwhelmed by it or if she was being as gracious as she could by accepting a crafted item that really wasn't her style...I put a lot of hard work into it including my first foray into the evil world of paper piecing and learned a lot from it, so all wasn't lost, but still....

Your quilt is yummy lovely wonderful and hopefully the recipient will come to appreciate it and grow up a bit in the process...

Xstitshmom

It's a beautiful quilt.

charity-crafter

I always feel people before I make something for them. Try to figure out what they like and if they like home made items. I've had the same expereince and don't like it so I'm very careful now.

sunflower126

This was my thought too. And sometimes they just are not good at expressing their feelings in front of a group of people. I made one for a shower this weekend and it was the last gift opened-there were 70 people there. Although she said she loved it I know she was exhausted from standing up there for over an hour opening gifts and saying "AW cute" and "thank you" over and over again. Maybe that was true of your mommy-to-be. I hope so.

mosaicthinking

That was the thought that popped into my head too. I'm sure your quilt will be appreciated when it gets used every day. That's the true test.

KARENBOUTQUILTIN

I had pretty much the same thing happen. I gave the expectant
mother a baby quilt for the shower. When she opened it, she
said she didn't need any more blankets that her mother crochet
her some. This is a girl going to college. What happened to
appreciation and good manners?

quiltedlamb07

very pretty