Let go of my quilts
#11
I am and always will be a firm believer in making a utility lap quilt for someone first....see if they use it and how they use it. Then you can decide whether or not to put more time and effort into a larger or more elaborate one. I want mine to be used, loved, used and loved :D:D:D I can always make more!!! :D:D:D
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North Carolina - But otherwise, NOTW
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I have small grandchildren, also, and what I do is give them a pretty basic quilt for baby/toddler use (when it'll get lots of washings), then when they get older (8-9 years) give them a more elaborate quilt, and then when older (16??) a keepsake quilt.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 1,775
My first grandchild LOVED looking at pictures on greeting cards so I really enjoyed making her an I Spy quilt, thinking that she would love the little pictures all over the quilt. I gave it to her when she was around 3 yrs old.
After a year or so I noticed that she never used the quilt so I asked her mother (my DIL) where the quilt was. Well, it was folded up and kept in a closet, never seeing the light of day :-( . I asked her to please take it out so that Cori could use it. I wanted her to play with it and love it to death. I have quilts that my grandmother made and, although I would never let the kids abuse them, I do make sure that we use them. It keeps her memory alive.
After a year or so I noticed that she never used the quilt so I asked her mother (my DIL) where the quilt was. Well, it was folded up and kept in a closet, never seeing the light of day :-( . I asked her to please take it out so that Cori could use it. I wanted her to play with it and love it to death. I have quilts that my grandmother made and, although I would never let the kids abuse them, I do make sure that we use them. It keeps her memory alive.
#19
Originally Posted by nativetexan
Don't feel bad, at least he's enjoying playing with it. mine got sold on Ebay!
When we make quilts and give them to people we love, we are giving away a very important part of ourselves. Our vision, our creativity, our talent, our experience, our devotion to the art, and sometimes our blood, sweat and tears go into our quilts. We tend to take it very personally when our work is not respected. I do the same thing many other board members do....I make utility quilts to give as gifts. They are still very nice - and my family loves to get them. The larger/harder quilts I have made stay at my house. I intend for family members to get them eventually...just not yet. I am still upset over some of the disrespectful things that have been done to me in the past.
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Durham, NC
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by jljack
I have small grandchildren, also, and what I do is give them a pretty basic quilt for baby/toddler use (when it'll get lots of washings), then when they get older (8-9 years) give them a more elaborate quilt, and then when older (16??) a keepsake quilt.
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