Originally Posted by
toverly
When someone wants a quilt, I can let them choose a flimsy. Or even better a kit that they like. I could complete the top only. They can purchase the backing, batting, and binding and get it quilted.
What about binding? Giving a non-quilter a flimsy and instructing them on how to get it quilted doesn't still provide them with a quilt.
I have taken to a lot of straight stitch quilting. I can stitch in the ditch or use painter's tape to mark diagonal straight lines. Yes, it's a pain to wrestle a large quilt under the needle but it's part of the process of making a quilt. When I want to gift a larger quilt, I carefully assess my finances and sometimes have it quilted by a local long-arm quilter. Maybe you can join a guild where you can make flimsies and someone else finishes them off! Of course, they are then donated but still, you had the fun of putting together all the pieces.