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Old 01-21-2014, 02:59 PM
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IAmCatOwned
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I take it that you don't WANT to make it. In that case, simply be polite and tell her that quilting is your hobby and you don't do it for others.

I will never have a niece or nephew. Instead, when my cousin's ex asked if I could make a quilt for their daughter, I just told her I would make a pinwheel or star quilt (sent her links so that she could see) and how much fabric she needed of the main plus complimentary fabrics. I had HER buy the fabric, batting and thread. I told her that I will be doing a simple meander because I'm pretty good at that and it will be done more quickly. I had twin sized quilt top done during the week and it took me a weekend to quilt it. Then 3 days to make binding and bind. All of this was done while listening to audiobooks, so it was like an non-effort. Believe me, you do a lot to grease the family wheels, if you can reasonably do it. I happen to like my cousin's ex too, which helps. Their split up was because he's a jerk.

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