How do you all do it?
05-19-2011, 11:14 AM
#23
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Midwest
Posts: 527
This is a tough one. I have no problem doing charity quilts and giving them away, but they are usually made from simple designs and "extra" fabric.
The hard ones are the original designs with "tons" of time involved...but if it was made for someone in mind, I can still give it.
However, I participated in an opportunity quilt that was heavily appliqued and all hand pieced and hand quilted. When it was time to give it up, one of our participants had passed away. The person who won the quilt paid a dollar for the chance. She only bought one ticket. So, I tried to buy it back from her so that we could keep our friend close.....
She refused at any price...
that was the hardest one.
The hard ones are the original designs with "tons" of time involved...but if it was made for someone in mind, I can still give it.
However, I participated in an opportunity quilt that was heavily appliqued and all hand pieced and hand quilted. When it was time to give it up, one of our participants had passed away. The person who won the quilt paid a dollar for the chance. She only bought one ticket. So, I tried to buy it back from her so that we could keep our friend close.....
She refused at any price...
that was the hardest one.
05-19-2011, 11:20 AM
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Knot Merrill, Southern Indiana
Posts: 5,781
I'm just the opposite. Every single quilt I've finished is GONE. I have pictures :) I'm currently working on two quilts - one is a gift, the other is for ME. Hopefully I'll get to do the ME quilt soon - at least that's the plan :)
05-19-2011, 05:15 PM
#25
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Seguin, TX
Posts: 558
It's hard to let go of my quilts, but it's personally easier for me if I buy the fabrics specifically for the quilts that are going to be sold or donated. That way I'm in the "it's not my quilt to keep" mindset from the start! And I take LOTS of photos!
05-19-2011, 05:32 PM
#27
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 1,624
I once heard someone say that a certain quilt was too nice to give away to charity. But...you stop to think about it and doesn't the person receiving the quilt deserve to have something nice as well. Just a thought. Give it away with love in your heart.
05-19-2011, 05:36 PM
#28
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: West Kentucky
Posts: 1,100
Originally Posted by Tartan
You just haven't reached your quilt saturation point yet. You've reached quilt saturation when: the bed in the spare room is starting to look like the "Princess and the Pea" bed, you can hardly turn over for the quilts on your bed, you've made a quilt for EVERYONE in your family and there is no more wall space for wallhangings. :-D
AND the dear kitty accidently puts a little hole in one so you just give it to him to sleep on day and night.
05-19-2011, 09:56 PM
#29
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NW Montana
Posts: 1,275
Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
I'm just the opposite. Every single quilt I've finished is GONE. I have pictures :) I'm currently working on two quilts - one is a gift, the other is for ME. Hopefully I'll get to do the ME quilt soon - at least that's the plan :)
BTW, none of the 40 or so cross stitch pieces live in my home - all were gifts. I didn't even take pics when I started - I now do get photos of the quilted pieces.
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