Originally Posted by Sewmuchtodo
I love creating and sharing with others, however now I am hesitatant to do this when it comes to quilts. My grandson is engaged to a sweet young lady, and I would love to make her a lap quilt. However the last quilt that I made it for my granddaughter. She was 17 at the time. I spent quite a while creating the quilt. Well, I was over at their house one day and while going out to the back patio I spotted her quilt just laying on the ground outside. It was quite apparent it had been there for a while. I was hearbroken, to see how it was disregarded. Ever since then I am unable to bring myself to commit to gifting a quilt. I keep trying to get past it, but it is so hard. I would love to make more quilts but I just keep thinking about the work and the lack of appreciation. Any suggestions on how I can get over this? This is the quilt that I made for my granddaughter..thanks for any suggestions.
I would feel the same if I saw one of the handmade quilts I'd given away, laying in the yard. I think I would have picked it up, put it in my car and taken it home and cleaned it up, put it in a bag, or box and save it until the GD is 21 to return it to her or she finally mentioned it was gone. BUT maybe she had been having a picnic on it, or lying on it sunbathing. Unless it had been rained on or had fallen off the clothesline and left there for days and days, she could have been using it outside and just forgotten to pick it up or called away to do something important and forgotten it.
It is hers to use as she pleases, but not abuse it.