SherriB

I give them with love. If they put it up and never use, that is okay. I have done that before too. If they use the quilt, love it and even abuse, that is okay too. I also done that with quilts that have been given to me. It is a gift given from me without any kinds of conditions or strings attached.

ckcowl

i agree totally with you...if the quilt comes back beyond repair it is time for a new one...and when someone says...i will put it away...it is too good to use ...
i take it back, and tell them in that case i will take it back and try again to make you one (usable). when this happens they usually grab it back and say ok..i will use it :thumbup:
seriously...what are you saving them for? i remember my grandma having some dishes that no one was ever allowed to use...so when she died...they went to the salvation army, there was no sentimental feelings toward them, no one ever got to use them so they meant nothing to anyone in the family...as dishes never used....was there really a point to her not letting them get used? i do not get it...and i do not have unlimited storage space to fill with items that should never be used. if it is valuable enough to own is it not valuable enough to put to use?
the more wear and tear the better!

katyquilter

I have several I have kept from my children's childhood days which are in shreds, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Every time I see the worn quilts, I think of all the fun they kids had dragging them everywhere. What memories I have of my worn quilts!!

magnolia

I make mine to be used. The first one I made was for my mom. She told me she put it in a spare room because she was afraid to mess it up. It hurt my feelings a little bit, but I got over it and she has requested I make another one for her to use (and with flannel backing so it would be warmer). So sometime in the next year I will be making her another one. My nieces take theirs everywhere with them, in the car, to the babysitters, everywhere. My sister used to apologize for them dragging them around and I told her I didn't care, they were made for the girls and they can do what they want with them. When it's time for a new one I will make another. After I told her that she was completely fine and no longer feels bad. But, now she wants one-she will get one at Christmas.

I have hesitated on making one for my youngest brother and sister (17 yrs old and 14 years old). But, that is okay because they NEVER say 'thank you' for anything. A 'thank you' goes a long way and it really does hurt that for every holiday and birthday I send them something and they don't even have the decency to call and say thank you or that they even received it. They are old enough to no better-and their parents should make them call. Sorry, for the little rant.

Jim's Gem

I give them to be used and loved and dragged all over the house is that is what the recipient wants to do with it.

But please don't tell me you used it to cushion the furniture in your dirty truck or used it as a painting drop cloth!!!

ann clare

I give quilts because I want to. Once given I do not want to know how they are used. I do my research before I give them.

Quiltforme

I gave one to my grandmother with instructions to use it. She folded it up with the colors she loves and left it on the back of her couch. This is her way of "using" my quilt. I love that everyone that comes over pics it up and loves it! I love to see my quilts used one went to a family that lost a son and it gets very used! They call it hugs from Ryan. Makes me cry to think of it! I guess once it is given away it is theres to do with how they see fit.

amma

I would love for them to be used to the point of wearing them out :D:D:D

Eri

When I give away a quilt I hope that it will be used because I cringe when thinking of using quilts I've done myself--so knowing that someone else is using it makes me feel better. Unless it was specifically an art quilt made for wall-hanging then it is a blanket and is supposed to be used... but it is painful to think of inflicting any potential wear and tear on something I've spent so much time on.

I went to my sister's house when my first nephew was a toddler and she had the quilt I made for her son laid out on the floor like a play mat. I was happy she was using it... but if it had been at my house with a quilt I hadn't given away I would have had an aneurysm! :)

deema

This! I only hope that the quilts I make and give are "loved to death"! I will happily mend when necessary, or replace if it isn't fixable.