My DD and GS came for a visit today. He is now 2 yrs old and just delightful...I have made him 3 quilts so far. DD never let him take them to bed. Today she said that he now has a blanket and a stuff toy he can take to bed. A blanket and not one of my quilts.... :(
Wonder if I will make anymore if another one comes along.....

Aw, is she worried he will ruin them somehow? Like worried her will stain them up? Like maybe she is keeping them for "nice" and putting them away? Maybe you couldtell her they are just to love not keep forever?

Have you told your DD that it is ok for him to use your quilts? It may be that she wants them to stay "nice" so he has them when he is grown and has children of his own.

Maybe you could make him a "nice" one she could pack away and he can use and love the rest of them.

Or, have him pick the fabrics and make it irresistible so she has no choice but to let him use it! lol

I agree to letting him pick his own color and fabric. And when I give it to him, I would tell him this is your very own speical quilt. You can take it everywhere and anywhere, and mostly you can take it to bed with you and it will tell you that Gandma is always with you and loves you and is keeping you safe.
They everytime I see him I would ask him if the quilt that you and him made together is keeping him safe and warm.
But that me, I'm nice that way.
Remember grandchild are Grandparents pay back LOL

I made a blanket for my grandson and embroidered his name, time of birth, date, weight and lenght. After I left, she took it and put it away, and that was the last time anyone ever saw it. So when he got bigger, we went to the fabric store and he picked out the fleece he wanted, I bought him the fabric and he took it home and used it all the time. Mom never got ahold of that one! He didn't even want me to put his name on it, I think he was afraid she would take it and put it away.
I make fleece blankets for all my friends when they have babies or their children do, and I tell them that they are to be used and not put in a closet never to be seen again.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But at least I give them one.

Remember grandchild are Grandparents pay back LOL[/quote]

Oh, is that ever true! My oldest son called me up one day and started telling me what his youngest son and daughter had done that morning. The went downstairs early in the morning, got into some paint and they had it all over the stairs, the floor, the carpet, tv stand and by this time, I was laughing so hard, I was in tears. He said "It's not funny Mom!" I told him it was payback for what he and his brothers did to me. He said " Isn't it enough yet?"
"Oh no son! You have a long ways to go yet!" That little one was 2 then, he is 10 now and really a good little boy, but his older son is really making him pay - big time! :lol:

I made quilts for grands and had to tell the Moms that they to use ,not keep. Now they get well used. I had to repair one that DGS had nearly worn out but did'nt want to quit using.The new ones just aren't as soft as the older ones so the grands say.

My daughter uses the one I made my little guy. (she says she doesn't remember me delivering him, might be true but I did her and made it through her teen years).

She is so proud of the quilt. She received four for him, one from my MIL, one from my aunt, her great aunt (my mom's SIL) and one from a lady at church. She uses them all, but I see her out with the one I gave them the most (it was the most detailed). They are meant to be used.

Have you suggested gently that you would love for her to use them?

I make what I call "drag about quilts" for little ones. Bright, bold colors, no whites. A "drag about" note gets attached explaining how this quilt is to used.

I made a quilt for my 9 year old grandson when he was born. I never saw it again until just recently, it had even been washed so someone is using it. My daughter in law hints about things to make for the kids but feel that it wouldn't get worn and why spend the money on material that never gets used.

When I gave quilts to my grandchildren I specifically told them to USE them, after all if these don't get worn, then how can I make them new ones. So use and enjoy!!!

I've told my family I want them to use the quilts. When they are worn out, I can make them anoher one!

mine told me no more blankies. so no more quilts, sniff, sniff.

No response from me as I might stick my foot in my mouth...

Just sewed on the 3rd satin binding on GS baby quilt he is 4 yrs old and informed me he was taking it to school next yr! He is very posseissive of it, manys the night that SIL has had to get out in the cold to come and retrieve it from our house. He gets a big boy bug jar quilt for Christmas. Told daughter that when and if he was done I wanted to put it back for him or at least a portion in a shadow box with mementos of his toddler years. This is why we make things for our grandchildren, to be used and treasured. He has already laid claim to a patriotic strip quilt he calls it the one with the "stars". His name is on the back label.

I love it when people use my quilts but I can't make them and I understand if they don't want to use it for whatever reason. That's my story and I'm sticking to it :)

Yes, continue to make them. They will be so special to your grandchildren when they get older. When I gave my granddaughter her first quilt, at 6 years old, I told her -- in front of her mother -- "this is to sleep with, wrap up with, curl up on the floor with, not to put up on a shelf." Let me tell you, she absolutely loves that quilt, sleeps with it every night. One night she got sick during the night and, you guessed it, threw up on it -- and she cried her heart out. Could hardly wait to get it washed and back on her bed. Now that's what I think a grandchild's quilt should be!

She thinks they are too good to use.

I have two quilts that were made for me when I was born. Mom used them only for special occasions, and kept them in the closet otherwise. I understand there was another that I dragged around until it was worn out. (I remember the satin binding on that.) I treasure the two that Mom saved, because they are all that I have left to remind me of my grandmother and aunt, and the love they shared with us while they lived.

Why not make a quilt, not complicated but fun, specifically for your GS to take to bed, and tell your DD that is what it is for? You might also explain your feelings on the use of the quilts, and the hurt you feel that she will not allow her son to use what you have made for him. Sometimes gentle words can change situations.

start his engagement and wedding quilt. she can't take those away. give them to someone else for safekeeping for him. and no matter what happens, they'll be waiting.

This is my thought, that she wants him to have it "nice" for later. But let her know, it is in using it that it will be very dear to him. And yes let her know you can make another that she can put away, but let him have at the love blanket.