Originally Posted by
TanyaL
Before a quilt is given to a person who is dying, you definitely need to inquire as whether or not it is really wanted. I'm very glad no one offered us one.
The Passage Quilts program at our local hospital only
offers quilts to the patients. They do not have to take it if they don't want one. After the patient passes, the quilt is then
offered to the family - again, they do not have to accept it. If they don't want it, it will be washed and offered to someone else.
I would also like to point out that some posters here seem to be confused by the term "passage quilts" - the program I am referring to does not provide quilts to those who have already died. We provide warm, comforting, cheerful quilts to those who are terminally ill. My own personal feeling about that is I'd rather have a quilt I made keep a person warm, rather than drape a coffin. By then it's too late.