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Old 04-09-2010, 05:42 AM
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I give most of mine to charity or as gifts. However, I'll bet there are 5 or 6 in one of my closets 5 or 6 that are in use.
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Old 04-09-2010, 06:03 AM
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I have made quilts for all my children and grand and greats. Our guild makes quilts for our local Missouri Highway Patrol as when children are involved they give the child a quilt to help with the trauma.
I make quilts for weddings along with a set of matching pillow cases. Just finished one for me a dresden plate. Now have 4 of my own that I haven't given away. When I make one it is usually to give away.
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Old 04-09-2010, 06:23 AM
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I also give most of mine away, either as gifts or as donations to the needy or fundraisers. My two daughters each have two quilts I made, and now I have a son-in-law who is getting a t-shirt quilt this year. I own only about 3 quilts that I've made and two of them are wall hangings. The first bed-size quilt I ever made is on our bed, but is starting to wear out so I need to make a new one. I actually have a top pieced from blocks I won in my guild's BOM drawing, and just need to get it to the quilter so I can get it finished. We also recently did some home remodeling and painted the girls' bedrooms new colors, so now each of those rooms needs a new quilt too. Guess I'd better get busy!
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Old 04-09-2010, 07:16 AM
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Over the years I have given hundreds away to charities... but now enjoy making them for Quilts of valor,which is chairty... my daughter and grandbaby and gifts for her young mother friends. Some commissioned ones recently as well.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by craftybear
I was wondering since we have lots of quilters on this board if you usually make the quilts for yourself, give away or for charities?
whilst a complete novice all my quilts are sold for US dog rescue = ETSR ---BUT did keep my first warm and natural wadded xmas large lap quilt for myself and very comforting it is too.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:19 AM
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I quilt only over the winter months (too busy on the farm the rest of the year!). This year I made 16 quilts and finished 2 others for people that had pieced the tops. All my quilts are small...one was for my daughter, scrappy lap blanket from daughter's left overs for myself, and the others all went to nursing homes or to people who were home bound. :)
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:55 AM
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I have made one for me and one for my husband. I have given some as gifts. I also do quilts for kids that are given in my area.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:56 AM
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I have given all of mine away but they were only baby quilts.
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Old 04-09-2010, 10:05 AM
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Maybe it's just me, but I usually make more than one of each design, so there is more to share!! This is one that I made recently to give to a raffle for a kid's program.

(I actually haven't kept any except my first.)
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Old 04-09-2010, 10:07 AM
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I have given away all my quilts with the exception of one king sized that I made for our bed. I am working on a queen sized now for my daughter and son in law.
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