Appreciation for your quilt gift
 

My eye doctor literally saved my eyesight last year when I scratched my cornea and a corneal ulcer developed on it (look it up...it's pretty gross). I gifted her with a lap quilt today and told her that it was to thank her for her saving my eyesight and she cried. I was so touched because some people I give a quilt to don't even seem to understand how much time, money, and effort goes into one and that's why I only give my quilts to people I know and care about. Only other quilters will know what I'm talking about.

That was a wonderful gift from you. So often our doctors don't really know how much we appreciate them. Your doctor will never forget you.

What a wonderful idea! It sounds like she really appreciated it. That's so nice.

I gave a quilt to my Doc and he loved it, tears and many thanks from him made it a great day for both of us

what a wonderful thing to do

How kind of you. And what a nice and sincere thank you from your doc!

Watson

Have you seen this blog post: http://danajoforseth.com/2014/why-th...ke-me-a-quilt/ It's from 2014, but is making its way around Facebook again....it's a good one!

thank God for your doctor who saved your eye!

Wow, that was awesome and so true!

What a wonderful post!! Your doctor gets to see the results of her work on your eyes. Oh that's nice! Thanks for sharing with us.

you were truly thankful and she knew that she was appreciated. good for you. I too gave my Doctor and his Nurse quilts before I left Colorado.

That is so nice and I am glad she was so grateful. It makes the work you put into the quilt so worth while.

You gave her a wonderful gift and she will treasure it. She will remember you and feel proud that she was able to help you. You made her feel appreciated. Good for you!

great gift, and I so happy for you that she loved it.

That was very generous of you and I am so glad she was so appreciative!!

oh how wonderful!

What a great gift and for your doctor to really appreciate your thoughtfulness. We don't often tell our doctors how much we appreciate them.

Thanks for sharing. I will be putting my Vet on the lists of quilts I want to make. He's taken care of my fur babies for 25 years or so and is a wonderful gracious man.

bkay

That was very nice of you and yes I agree with you about people not appreciating getting a quilt. They are expensive to make. I gave a quilt to my husband niece in 2012 and have never even received a thank you from her.

I am real careful who I give quilts to anymore.

My mom made a quilt for a doctor who was instrumental in saving my brother's life, and the appreciation was deep and heartfelt. He mentioned it often and with pride, when ever he saw her.

There are different kinds of "gift receivers". some "gush" thank you many times over the gift. Others say a simple thank you maybe a hug and that is all. Just because someone does not "gush" does not mean they appreciate the gift any less ghat someone who can not stop thanking you. I personally am a "gusher" and it sounds like you are also a "gusher" It takes all kind to make the world go round!

I decided to make my hubby a new quilt for his birthday this year. He knows how much work that is and has already acted so proud that I would do that for him.
I gifted a quilt to two people that never even called to say thanks. Boy, what a let down.

well "thank you" redgarnet222 for all you do. it helps to hear this once in awhile.

That was incredibly rude. I've always gotten at least a thank you.

No, I'm far from a gusher and my friends and family aren't either and I don't expect that. I do try to show my appreciation in other ways. A few years ago, a friend of mine who is a painter gifted me a painting of my puppies from a photograph I had posted. I thanked him a couple of times and never forgot that kindness. When I started quilting a year or so back, I made and mailed him a queen-size quilt. He said he had given people paintings before but no one had ever given him anything back. I've never met him in person but he has been a long-time online friend. He went out and bought a wall rack for it and sent me a picture.

If you've ever cross-stitched, it takes much longer to do one of those pictures (it did me, anyway) than it does to make a quilt. I did pictures and framed them for people who didn't even bother to put them on their wall. Those people who don't appreciate the work put into a gift don't deserve to get one of them. That's all I'm saying.

I just saw another post similar to this- For my inlaws 40th wedding anniversary I made them a beautiful cross-stitch keepsake of their special day.
My MIL opened it up and said flatly " Oh how fancy"- when I think of it now it cracks me up b/c she had complete opposite taste to mine and was generally cranky anyway.
I never saw it, ever again!!
Yes, that was the only thing I ever made them. However the picture of Pope John Paul that I got her from St. Patrick's Cathedral for about 2 bucks was a big hit :D

I love your story. I am so happy your eye sight was saved. No greater gift than that! It was very thoughtful of you to thank your doctor! And so sweet that she was so emotionally responsive.

I made two baby quilts this summer. I received no acknowledgement for either. I am glad I made them as much for the learning experience as I did for gifting. I keep reminding myself of this.

It's a wonderful feeling when appreciates the effort it takes to make a quilt. We are building a house and my designer went out of her way to make things perfect. I made her a quilt and when she received it I got the most wonderful note. She told me in her entire career no one has done something like that for her. It made me feel so nice.