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10-04-2010, 07:44 AM
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I am sure it is cheaper then a psychiatrist. I am not neccesarily saying you would need one but for me quilting is therapy and it sounds like it is for you too.
Maybe find causes or more worthy recipients of your gifts of love. Jan from VA from this quilt board is collecting quilts and tops to send to Afghanistan for the soldiers stationed there to help brigthen their day.
Hugs, Anna
Maybe find causes or more worthy recipients of your gifts of love. Jan from VA from this quilt board is collecting quilts and tops to send to Afghanistan for the soldiers stationed there to help brigthen their day.
Hugs, Anna
10-04-2010, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Originally Posted by ktbb
If you do what you love, those who love you will love what you do,
10-04-2010, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
You need to quilt. It's your outlet.
The others have valid suggestions. Quilts 4 Kids, Project Linus, Quilts of Valor would ALL appreciate your donations...and so would *I*!! :lol: That's it...just send those quilts to me...I will love them and take good care of them, and I don't care how many there are! ;) :)
The others have valid suggestions. Quilts 4 Kids, Project Linus, Quilts of Valor would ALL appreciate your donations...and so would *I*!! :lol: That's it...just send those quilts to me...I will love them and take good care of them, and I don't care how many there are! ;) :)
10-04-2010, 07:51 AM
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My daughter mentioned the same thing!!! I told her it was a LOT cheaper than a mental hospital. She said she didn't know what to do with them if I died...I said "Craigslist". She said it "costs sooooo much"....I told her I spend a LOT less per month than she does on her cigarettes. She got the hint.......... :mrgreen:
10-04-2010, 07:52 AM
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There are so many needed people out there to donate these beautiful quilts too....just to name a few......nursing homes (some of these poor dear souls are put in there and foresaken by their family) homeless shelters or abused women shelters. How about xmas programs for the needed, or Red Cross programs that help displaced folks from fire etc....or orphan homes.....God will bless you for your donations.
Originally Posted by jfowles
So, I love quilting, dah!! it doesn't matter if I have someone to give it to, if I need it or even like it very much I just love quilting. My daughter who is my best friend and a wonderful friend at that, told me the other day, (at least this is what I heard) that it was all kind of a waste, I don't have anymore people to give them to and what is she going to do with them when I am gone. I have too many to display and they aren't good enough to give as works of art (my thoughts). So now I am working on a child's quilt with no one to give it to. I bought the expensive fabric that was made for the pattern (American Jane) and I just feel stupid working on something just to be quilting. I have no idea what to do with it but it has been so so expensive to make that I want it to go to someone who will appreciate it. I told her I can donate them but she seemed to think there is an over abundance of quilts and no one really wants them. I make her sound like an ogre and she really isn't, she just doesn't get it, Anyway now I feel bad about all the money and time I have spent just to appease my addiction when no one has any use for my work. I may not finish the child's quilt and just move on to something I intend to use as a gift, I think the intended recipient will appreciate it but now I am rethinking the whole idea of quilting as just plan selfish and self serving. So I've rambled on a long time with this, I just feel bad and I need some moral support to justify my need to continue what I love.
10-04-2010, 08:00 AM
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Your daughter is wrong. We all need some sort of hobby or something we love to do. I have done crocheting, I have a needle point that I work on from time to time.
I just picked up on quilting and I love it. It's a challenge, it's relaxing and I love to see the finished product.
Your quilts will be treasured always.
I've worked in Nursing Homes and places like that, whom would love a donation of quilts for their seniors and the ill. Childerns hospitals, there are tons of places to donate some of your work if you so desired.
Keep up your work, and do what you enjoy doing.
I just picked up on quilting and I love it. It's a challenge, it's relaxing and I love to see the finished product.
Your quilts will be treasured always.
I've worked in Nursing Homes and places like that, whom would love a donation of quilts for their seniors and the ill. Childerns hospitals, there are tons of places to donate some of your work if you so desired.
Keep up your work, and do what you enjoy doing.
10-04-2010, 08:12 AM
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First.....It is okay to do something you love. We don't have to be always serving someone else. We can do things that we enjoy just for the fun of enjoyment. If the cost doesn't bother you, then it shouldn't bother your daughter. If you are like me, I encourage my family to follow their interests in life as long as they can do so without taking away from someone else. My family encourages me to do the same thing.
Second....someone will come along for you to give that quilt to at the right time. If you don't have room to hold it for now, then maybe it can be taken to a children's hospital or to a shelter for homeless families. There are a lot of homeless families and I'm sure that they would love to receive a quilt. How about making them for children who are up for adoption or in foster care.
Stay with doing something you love. It is a great stress releaser. By the way, you didn't mention how old your daughter was in your original post (I haven't read all of the posts yet). We change as we grow older and the things that I didn't think were important when I was younger have now become important. (The quilt that my grandmother gave me is one of those things.) One day, your daughter may have a different outlook about quilts and may appeciate all of the quilts that you made.
Second....someone will come along for you to give that quilt to at the right time. If you don't have room to hold it for now, then maybe it can be taken to a children's hospital or to a shelter for homeless families. There are a lot of homeless families and I'm sure that they would love to receive a quilt. How about making them for children who are up for adoption or in foster care.
Stay with doing something you love. It is a great stress releaser. By the way, you didn't mention how old your daughter was in your original post (I haven't read all of the posts yet). We change as we grow older and the things that I didn't think were important when I was younger have now become important. (The quilt that my grandmother gave me is one of those things.) One day, your daughter may have a different outlook about quilts and may appeciate all of the quilts that you made.
10-04-2010, 08:20 AM
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My mom said to me one day: So let me get this straight. You take pieces of fabric from a bolt, cut them up and sew them back together? YES mother - that's it in a nutshell. Her answer "I don't get it!"
I said to my mother: So let me get this straight. You take a poem that someone else had written, learn it by heart and present it at gatherings? Yes daughter that's what I do. My answer "I don't get that either!"
We agree to disagree. I am amazed at her memory skills and creativity with words. She is amazed at my quilting and shows everyone the quilt I made her.
I think it is very thoughtless of your daughter to talk you out of quilting when you clearly enjoy it as much. Tell her you have no intention of checking out quite yet and that you plan to make provisions in your will for the stash. Until then, she needs to back off.
I said to my mother: So let me get this straight. You take a poem that someone else had written, learn it by heart and present it at gatherings? Yes daughter that's what I do. My answer "I don't get that either!"
We agree to disagree. I am amazed at her memory skills and creativity with words. She is amazed at my quilting and shows everyone the quilt I made her.
I think it is very thoughtless of your daughter to talk you out of quilting when you clearly enjoy it as much. Tell her you have no intention of checking out quite yet and that you plan to make provisions in your will for the stash. Until then, she needs to back off.
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