b.zang

I always hope the quilts I give will be worn to rags. Well used and well loved.

patchsamkim

Making a quilt is comfort both while we are making it, and again when we give it as a gift. I am so thankful for my gift of quilting, and that I can use it to make quilts for others.

fatquarters

two of my little grandsons have worn theres to sheds, I love it!!! Shhhh they r getting new ones for christmas, I cant wait to give them. They love thier quilts more than anyone I know.

Peckish

I have learned that "others" include perfect strangers, also. I have a friend who quilts upwards of 30 quilts a month for terminally ill patients at one of our local hospitals. You should read the thank-you notes. The amount of comfort the quilts give will bring you to your knees. It's very motivating.

willferg

I totally agree!

momto5

I have several quilts my Mom made before she passed away, and they are a great comfort to me even at my age. When things aren't exactly right in my world, wrapping in a quilt from her is like getting a big hug, and then my problems seem to go back to their proper perspective.

GailG

Awesome testimony, deedum! Yes, it " does my heart good" especially when I see the kids rolled up in an old quilt that I did for them years and years ago. (At that time they were whole cloth and tied or quillows.) Those quilts are so well-loved and still hanging in there. I, too, made a quilt for my sister who was going through chemo. She used it only two months. I cherish the email she sent thanking me, but mostly I cherish the warmth I received doing it for her.

lclang

Just a few days ago my youngest daughter brought her jean quilt for mending and a new binding across the top. I said maybe it was time for a new one. She said I could certainly make a new one if I wanted and she'd be glad to get it but she wanted her old pal mended because it is so warm and it's ONLY about 25 years old! HA It's heavy as lead and the flannel back is so faded you can't even tell what the print was, even the jeans are showing lots of wear. It's had a hard life and she still treasures it! So it's mended and ready for a few more years!

DOTTYMO

Over here in the UK PEOPLE don't seem to appreciate quilts the same. But i made my 2 nephews quilts when hey we're younger the youngest had a high bed and when babysitting him one day I found he had carefully tucked the quilts under his mattress and made his own den. Sign said keep out. Slowly friends are coming round after seeing others.

Little RoO

I have made a number of quilts, for family and friends, from cot quilts to full size bed quilts.....and I have loved giving everyone away and everyone have been so pleased with them.....but the most joy I have ever had from making a quilt was the simple nine patch that I made and sent over to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami there. I have no idea who received it but I hope that they could feel the love that was sewn in every stitch and that it gave them comfort...