Originally Posted by KarinSt
I feel bad about my previous comment - making a scrappy quilt out of whaterver is one thing - making an heirloom piece is another. I mean, why would I want to spend 1-2 years on a quilt pieced out of salavation army remnants? So, ladies, there are always two sides to a story.
however, I did make a nice t-shirt quilt out my granddaughters hand-me-downs. And the dog received a quilt out of flannel scraps. What a lucky dog :)
Karin
I do think there is a place for hand me downs definitely (I speak as someone who is from a family of 8 boys and 6 girls and a seamstress mother) .. I have gone to consignment shops and bought a couple of very elegant blouses which I used in some of my crazy quilted bags ... however, the last piece I brought home smelled so bad that I couldn't even use it .. I didn't notice it till I got it out of the store and into the car ... it met the first trash can I could find on the way home ..
Toby