Charity Quilts
08-09-2011, 09:14 AM
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Not sure if this belongs here or in GCC - or if it will get deleted.
A Charity Quilt -
What does it mean to you?
What it means to me:
A quilt that will given to someone I probably do not know.
But what if that quilt WAS given to someone that I know - or that knows me??
I still want that quilt to hold up to many washings and hard use. (Hopefully, not abused - but the line gets murky between hard use and abuse)
I would not want to be embarrassed to have my name as the maker of it emblazoned on it.
I want it to look "planned/intentional" versus "scraps off the floor" or "clean out the closet" - even if it was made of "scraps off the floor"
Material can be decent/good, even if relatively inexpensive.
Workmanship - it's as easy to sew at least a 1/4 inch seam as a 1/16 inch one.
I want it to be clean when it leaves my custody.
If a practice piece is truly a disaster - why would someone else cherish it?
Who knows? Someday, I or someone near and dear to me might be on the receiving end.
A Charity Quilt -
What does it mean to you?
What it means to me:
A quilt that will given to someone I probably do not know.
But what if that quilt WAS given to someone that I know - or that knows me??
I still want that quilt to hold up to many washings and hard use. (Hopefully, not abused - but the line gets murky between hard use and abuse)
I would not want to be embarrassed to have my name as the maker of it emblazoned on it.
I want it to look "planned/intentional" versus "scraps off the floor" or "clean out the closet" - even if it was made of "scraps off the floor"
Material can be decent/good, even if relatively inexpensive.
Workmanship - it's as easy to sew at least a 1/4 inch seam as a 1/16 inch one.
I want it to be clean when it leaves my custody.
If a practice piece is truly a disaster - why would someone else cherish it?
Who knows? Someday, I or someone near and dear to me might be on the receiving end.
08-09-2011, 09:20 AM
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Thank you for posting this. I teach a quilting class once a week in my home. The ladies do not have to pay but in exchange they must donate for our local police depoartment 2 quilt tops per year. I will FMQ them. One of the ladies first one was sad and the second worse so I finally pulled her aside. She said 'they're just for charity". My DD overheard as I said to her - I don't think a homeless person, victim, or whoever deserves anything less than I would give my own daughter. She didn't agree nor did my daughter. After talking to someone that had received a quilt that was donated my DD now realizes that because you are less fortunate does not mean you deserve less. She felt like it was better than nothing. I don't want my quilt to scream "I'm better than nothing". I want it to say "God was thinking about you and sent this as a reminder". Give with a glad heart.
08-09-2011, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Zhillslady
Thank you for posting this. I teach a quilting class once a week in my home. The ladies do not have to pay but in exchange they must donate for our local police depoartment 2 quilt tops per year. I will FMQ them. One of the ladies first one was sad and the second worse so I finally pulled her aside. She said 'they're just for charity". My DD overheard as I said to her - I don't think a homeless person, victim, or whoever deserves anything less than I would give my own daughter. She didn't agree nor did my daughter. After talking to someone that had received a quilt that was donated my DD now realizes that because you are less fortunate does not mean you deserve less. She felt like it was better than nothing. I don't want my quilt to scream "I'm better than nothing". I want it to say "God was thinking about you and sent this as a reminder". Give with a glad heart.
08-09-2011, 10:03 AM
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i'm with you.
every quilt i give to charity is a quilt i would give to my loved ones.
i refuse to work with fabrics that i don't enjoy working with.
i believe if you don't enjoy working on the quilt it will reflect in the quality of your work - you'll cut corners, rush thru steps, etc.
every quilt i give to charity is a quilt i would give to my loved ones.
i refuse to work with fabrics that i don't enjoy working with.
i believe if you don't enjoy working on the quilt it will reflect in the quality of your work - you'll cut corners, rush thru steps, etc.
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