Originally Posted by thequilteddove
*gives you a hug* I have had many people in my life that I loved. Girls I had been friends with for 10yrs, men who proclaimed to love me until we died. Granted I wasn't quilting back then; but when the relationships ended I was devestated each and every time. Every last one of them I took personal - I felt betrayed, abandoned, used... I am WAY older now and my way of thinking has changed a lot. I was fortunate to learn at a relatively young age (arount 25-30) that it wasn't me, it's life. As we age we are constantly evolving. We grow, mature, whatever... the people we love may do it faster than we do or we may do it faster than they do. They/we are not always 'equipped' with how to deal with 'stuff' without hurting each other...
The love you put in to anything, be it a relationship or a quilt is NEVER for nothing. We just need to learn who deserves our love and when to cut our losses when we discover they are not worthy.
Keep making your quilts. Make them for soldiers, battered women, yourself, what ever. Continue to make them for people you love no matter how the relationships go. Your quilts are NOT cursed and neither are you. Know that in your heart and you will see how life gradually changes :)
Let me add my agreement with this post.
It's not the quilts that are cursed....
We all could probably find one or two of our own that ended up in a less than favorable situation.
Your love will always be in any quilt you make because it seems that you also love to make them and give them with heartfelt meaning. As "the quilteddove" said..countinue to make them...and I might diviate from "the quilteddove" by suggesting that your next quilt be given to a charity, nursing home, police department or even the fire department closest to you...they always like having something to wrap victims in.
Chin up, deep breath, smile...it's hard to be down in the dumps with a smile on your face.
Bless you for sharing.