UNBELIEVABLE GIFT
03-11-2010, 06:50 AM
#71
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 587
STAR, This is a wonderful gift that you have received. It happened to me about 4 years ago. My friend and I went to a garage sale and the daughter was selling some of her Mom's material. Her Mom had congestive heart failure and couldn't quilt anymore. We left our names and phone number with the daughter and the daughter called us a month later that she had
planned to give us Everything that her Mom had for fabrics and books, etc. Her Mom had a beautiful kit for hand applique that
she hadn't started.
We felt guilty for the gift but told the daughter we belonged to a
quilt guild and do charity quilts for needy people. We were able to use alot of the material for that purpose.
The daughter didn't care what we did with the material. She knew she didn't want any of it. Eiltcoq.
planned to give us Everything that her Mom had for fabrics and books, etc. Her Mom had a beautiful kit for hand applique that
she hadn't started.
We felt guilty for the gift but told the daughter we belonged to a
quilt guild and do charity quilts for needy people. We were able to use alot of the material for that purpose.
The daughter didn't care what we did with the material. She knew she didn't want any of it. Eiltcoq.
03-11-2010, 08:03 AM
#73
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 332
It would be nice to repay her in a way for her generosity. Certainly, a small lapquilt or wall hanging, placemats or a bag would be lovely. If you do not want to make something, or think she might be embarrassed, perhaps each time you use some of her fabric, you make a charitable donation to a charity of HER choice....well, not everytime, just every so often. I'm sure she would just love to see the smile on your face in any case. Most quilters get such joy out of someone loving what they love. Be sure to pass on her generosity as she did to you.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh....lovely.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh....lovely.
03-11-2010, 08:19 AM
#76
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Central Washington State
Posts: 5,997
Originally Posted by STAR
well this past weekend I went to my moms. she has a friend that is also a quilter. her friend has not quilted in about 4 yrs maybe longer and wanted to get rid of all her stuff :shock: she told my mom to come and get it all. my mom thought she was joking.... well they finally had a get together and again she said come and get it. she said I am giving it to Star, and you, mostly me :mrgreen: . so i went there and could not believe what she was giving away. ALL but 3 totes from her stash is now here at my house, well my mom kept 2 totes at her place but still. I am sure she has givin me a few thousand in material, books, etc. I even have a quilt frame and a mini iron I am in the process of sorting through it and trying to fold and pack in a way that I can see and access it all easier. there are several fabrics that have atleast 8 yds!! so now I have backing!! she paid$$$ per yd for a lot of these. I was so guilty after picking it up becauase I felt like I robbed her. she told me that I saved her life :oops: she also said that if I buy any material in the next year that I deserve to die :evil: I am going on a shop hop with DH this weekend :twisted: but DH said that it is exempt and after that I can't buy for atleast six months ;-) I can handle that!! now where do I start........
I can just imagine how thrilled you are <wave>
03-11-2010, 08:59 AM
#77
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,162
Do you have room for all that? I'd have to add a room to my house! It's a wonderful and awsome gift.
A few years ago a friend who had worked with my DH asked him if I might want HER stuff. I said DUH, no brainer here. It turns out she gave me a quilting frame that her dearly departed had made for her. Plus a lot of her stash. The rest she donated to her guild. The reason was that she and her DH had quilted together. He cut, she pieced. He quilted on the frame along side of her. He and she were both retired and until he retired he had never so much as looked at her stuff or her quilts. But retirement made a different man of him. When he died she suffered so much grief that she could no longer quilt. It was so sad, but she seemed much happier with it all out of her house. Now she's involved with the Little Theater and League of Women Voters. She too has become a whole different person.
A few years ago a friend who had worked with my DH asked him if I might want HER stuff. I said DUH, no brainer here. It turns out she gave me a quilting frame that her dearly departed had made for her. Plus a lot of her stash. The rest she donated to her guild. The reason was that she and her DH had quilted together. He cut, she pieced. He quilted on the frame along side of her. He and she were both retired and until he retired he had never so much as looked at her stuff or her quilts. But retirement made a different man of him. When he died she suffered so much grief that she could no longer quilt. It was so sad, but she seemed much happier with it all out of her house. Now she's involved with the Little Theater and League of Women Voters. She too has become a whole different person.
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