Originally Posted by danade
This is an ongoing pet peeve for me--the idea that because a quilt is "for charity" makes it OK to donate something that's not the best we can do, or at least something that we'd be happy owning ourselves or giving to someone we know as a gift. For myself, I think how I would feel if my child was sick, if I were in a homeless shelter, or any of the other sad circumstances that make folks recipients of "charity quilts". I'd like to feel that the person who made the quilt took the time and trouble to make it nicely and with care, not just something that was "good enough for charity".
Does that mean that we should quit giving quilts until we can make them perfectly? I don't think anyone here is advocating doing sloppy work, we are doing our best, but if we are beginners, our best is not going to be professional quality. A child that has only had some old ratty blanket (if they even had that) and is given a cute quilt with bright colorful puppys on it, but is made with a few crooked stitches...I think they would feel like they had won the lottery.