A "just in case" quilt
#21
How fortunate to have such close friends. I would go ahead and make a quilt that you liked and if they don't move you can keep it and enjoy it or give it to them for another occasion. I also hate to make quilts that people ask for in certain colors that I don't enjoy. I already have 4 requests for family quilts so I doubt if I'll ever have time to make a "just in case" quilt but you are a very good friend to consider doing this.
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
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I made a baby quilt and had enough fabric left to make a second of the same pattern. Now I have one for a baby girl "just in case." It's kind of like the old casserole theory; if you make two and freeze one, you're saved a night of cooking!
#23
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 551
I make quilts that I want to make. Rarely do I start out with a recipient in mind. Frequently, it will get a home by the time it is finished, but if not, then I keep it. I enjoy my projects more when I do them this way. I hate working on fabric I don't like. I still want to make a quilt for my youngest sister, but she has a king size bed and her bedroom is brown. I just can't work up any motivation to make a king sized brown quilt.
#25
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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Your thread title reminded me of a joke a friend sent us last April 1. It was a list of books and the authors. So cute.
Here are some: "Meat is Good for You" by Chuck Roast.
"Why I Believe in God" by Justin Case
"How to Make a Go in a Retail Store" by Pam Ida
"German Recipes" by Frank Furter
There were lots more by I can't remember them now.
Here are some: "Meat is Good for You" by Chuck Roast.
"Why I Believe in God" by Justin Case
"How to Make a Go in a Retail Store" by Pam Ida
"German Recipes" by Frank Furter
There were lots more by I can't remember them now.
#26
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Florida
Posts: 139
I always have 1 or 2 lap size quilts on hand, just in case I need them. I also try to have at least 1 baby quilt "in stock", and somehow, they all disappear to a good home. Once a neighbor electrician worked in hour home for over 2 hours, and since he did not find the problem, he refused payment. The next day we went to his home, delivering a baby quilt for his new grand child. They were thrilled. Its always good to have a quilt on hand. A log cabin pattern will fit into just about any home.
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