What do you do with a quilt top you don't want to finish?

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10-02-2014, 02:37 AM

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twinkie

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I think we have all made a top we weren't thrilled with but it will mean a lot to someone who doesn't have much perhaps a homeless person. Winter is coming.

10-02-2014, 03:46 AM

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faykilgore

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Love the park bench idea. Wonder how long I would have to lurk nearby before someone claimed it?

10-02-2014, 04:06 AM

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zennia

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Donate it to a homeless shelter

10-02-2014, 04:08 AM

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paoberle

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Fold it up and put it away for a while. The day will come when you need something to work on and your a pull this out. If you still don't like it, finish it by tieing and give it away. Someone in a nursing home near you would love to have it.

10-02-2014, 04:13 AM

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RosaSharon

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GailG

Drop it off at Goodwill.

That is exactly what I do -- Goodwill

10-02-2014, 05:01 AM

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Dodie

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our senior center also takes donated tops they finish and have several different places to donate too

10-02-2014, 05:14 AM

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robinsonkh

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Donate it to a quilting group to finish and give away.

10-02-2014, 05:20 AM

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Roberta

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I put an unfinished quilt I just hated doing on a small antique table in my kitchen and covered with a plastic cover so it won't get dirty when I'm working on the table.

10-02-2014, 05:24 AM

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Gerbie

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Originally Posted by MartiToo

As part of a challenge, I was given a bag of fabric to make a twin sized quilt top. Some of the fabric was cotton and some polyester. I finished the top but have no desire to spend any more time or my own money on it. I don't really want to throw it in the trash, don't feel anyone would want to buy it since it has polyester in it, and don't know what to do with it. Any ideas?

Why not take it to a cancer center to be used by chemo patients, or to a dialysis center at a hospital for those taking treatments. Hospital centers would most likely welcome it with open arms and it would get used.

10-02-2014, 06:07 AM

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maviskw

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Originally Posted by SweatyPie

Or you could just leave it on a park bench somewhere as a random act of art and see what happens. I sometimes find that to be a wonderfully amusing solution to the unloved creations -- but then I live adjoining a large park and can espy the outcomes.

I, too, love the park bench idea. You could leave a small note on it saying it is for someone needing warmth and cuddles. That would make the person who takes it feel better, and not like they stole something.