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Old 08-17-2012, 10:32 AM
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IrishNY
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Your question is "are your feelings hurt?" and the answer is "probably". Doesn't mean I can't get over it, nor would I ever say a word to the receiver about it. We put a great deal of money, time and thought into quilts. How could we not become emotionally involved with them? In fact, that's the whole point of giving something we made.

I make a quilt with a specific receiver in mind. I think about them while I am making it, so it gives me lots of time to have them in my thoughts. Of course I want them to treasure it, so I am less hurt when someone wants to put it up to save then I am when they put it on the garage floor to lie on when changing the oil in the car, but I still want them to use and love it everyday and feel a little unhappy if they do anything else.

We're human and allowed to feel anyway we want. I don't let those feelings affect my actions however. I just make a note not to give that person another quilt and move on.
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