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Old 10-07-2010, 07:38 AM
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MagicGadget
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The QoVF website does specify new fabric and good quality 100% cotton. Being on the receiving end of quilts for children, sadly, yes, there are quilts that have been made or handed down that give the impression of just being a give-away. Coordinating receipt of donations for charity (fire victims, abused children), the "gifts" are sometimes worn out items that the owner has had their use of, and no longer want. What makes them think anyone else would want the used, worn out item!
I have read in the newsletter where a longarmer quit because of the lack of quality of the tops (seams coming apart, sewn so off-square or puckered that she really couldn't quilt it, fabric very thin or worn). I also often hear someone say they have gotten a new machine and will practice their quilting on the donated quilt. It may be their best effort, but the quilting may not appear so.
The main thing is that the quilts we make come from the heart. Machine quilted, hand quilted - it is within an association's mandate to specify a quality level and trust we will strive to reach it. Insulting as it may seem to us who always put our best efforts into thing, some people need to be reminded.
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