Originally Posted by
MacThayer
I wonder if you could use this diary to place a value on a quilt, so it would be covered under your homeowners or renter's insurance in the case of disaster? I lost all of my quilts and homemade crafts (and everything else!) in a fire in the 1980's. They allowed me absolutely $0 for my quilts, and nothing for my stash either. But if it had been documented: Hmmmm. . .
My husband does taxes, and he told me we cannot deduct anything for our time if we sell a quilt. We can only deduct things for which we have receipts. So I'm not surprised you got nothing. How many of us have receipts for our stash?