I make quilts for people I love just because I love to quilt and I love the person. Fabrics and/or patterns "speak" to me and tell me who they are for. Sometimes while I'm making the quilt a poem about that person writes itself in my head, and that poem becomes the label. My quilts are a personal connection between me and the recipient, and I've never had anyone reject the finished item. I made a couple of quickie quilts for a neighbor who asked for them, but I didn't enjoy the process so I won't do that again. Also, I give the quilt at a time when it is "just because", and that goes along with the whole "I love you" thing.
I never ask the person first because then it becomes an obligation, and that takes pleasure out of the giving.
Last edited by ShirlinAZ; 02-17-2013 at 07:29 AM.