BeckySt

I feel horrible for saying this but when I first started quilting, I had a hard time parting with what I made (I am getting a little better), now if I make a quilt with plans to give away to friend, family or charity then I do that, but for the most part I swap out my quilts on my bed. My youngest daughter who lives at home has the most quilts and she cherishes each and every one and takes very good care of them.

burchquilts

All of mine used to go live elsewhere. I sold them. I made them for charities. I gave them to every Tom, Dick, & Harry who came along. I was (IMHO) waaaaaaay too easy... LOL! Then one day I realized all I had to show were pictures I'd taken of all those quilts. And it made me really sad. My DH kept saying "When do we get one for our bed"? We were like the shoemaker's children... LOL! So lately I keep about 1/3 of my quilts. I still make them for my family & close friends (but I've gotten a lot more choosy abut who gets those). I still make them for Project Linus & QOV. And now I make some for us, too -- clutch the pearls!

I think quitters are just generous by nature... perhaps too generous... LOL!

burchquilts

I am SO GLAD you talked about your cheery cherry quilt talbecloth. I have some Log Cabin blocks made with cherry fabric that I made to make into a tablecloth & I need to get on that. THANK YOU for the inspiration!!!!!

burchquilts

As I read your post, I thought that was me talking. Growing up, I always slept under a quilt that either one of my Grandmother's or my Mother made. I don't think I could've slept under another kind of blanket back then. The quilts gave me such comfort (especially the scrappies that I could recognize fabrics in).

I also agree with not making complicated patterns. I personally just prefer simple designs (like 9-Patch) & with all the FABULOUS fabrics out there today, my thinking is to let it do the heavy lifting. I think every quilt should have one defining feature -- the pattern or the fabric or the quilting -- but not all 3. Plus, using the neat, simple patterns on the market nowadays (like Yellow Brick Road -- my favorite -- or Turning 20) lets you make more! And more is a good thing when it comes to quilts (& fabric & chocolate).

I, too, want to have a collection of quilts that I can swap out with the seasons/holidays. I actually even have fabric for some of them. Now just to find TIME & get my knee to cooperate!

jitkaau

I don't give any of them away. If they end up somewhere else, that means that the person has bought them. At an average of $350 in costs to make a quilt, it would be a very expensive present to give - with no real idea as to whether it would be valued that much. So that means I keep them as if they were babies, nicely wrapped up or out on display.

happyquiltmom

My house is full of quilts, and not just on the beds. However, I probably have given away about as many as I have made over the last 29 years. I really do wish that I had started a quilting journal 'way back then. I have no idea how many quilts I have made...probably at least 150 or so?

Elaine433

So far, I have only made quilts for gifts. I have the fabric for a quilt to keep but haven't done anything with it yet. It just seems that there is always another gift to make.

sparkys_mom

I've been quilting for just over three years and have made about 30 quilts. Four were given to friends. The most recent was a rag quilt made as a prize in a rescue fundraiser. http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24025423

I have kept one Christmas quilt and the rest have gone to Quilts For Kids. Except for the very first one I made. The first was a sampler quilt I made in a beginner class. I gave that one to a shelter for abused women and children. I didn't want to succumb to a desire to keep it so I deliberately made it with children's fabrics.

I don't plan to keep a lot of my quilts but I would like to make one or two more for myself. Mostly, I'm just enjoying the process of selecting fun fabrics for the quilts and recently, I've started doing FMQ on my own DSM.

quilter1943

I'm beginning to make more for us. In fact, my big summer project is a new quilt for our bed. I still make my Linus quilts every month and make some for Walter Reed every year. I display a lot of wall hangings inside the house and outside, so I always keep them. We have young grandsons and I'm thinking of making them each a quilt to have when they marry. Think that's a good idea?

helenquilt

I keep a lot of my quilts. I have enought to rotate on my bed each month. I do use them as spreads and cover. If someone comes along and really admires them I will give it away. I have quilts hanging all over my house. They are my comfort. I do give several away. I usually do 3-10 a year. I have done several for charity.