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ruck9085 10-05-2011 06:28 AM
I just love the comments and replies to my post, but I should tell y'all my son is 36 years old! I don't think he's ever made anything in his life, and that includes his bed! He loves the quilts I make and he is always putting in requests but he's never bought the fabric so he really doesn't have a clue. His wife however does! She has asked me to teach her how to make them and how to hand quilt them, so I'd say young son of mine is about to get an earful! LOL!

QuiltnNan 10-05-2011 06:38 AM
i'm sure there are lessons that will be learned :)

amandasgramma 10-05-2011 06:53 AM
Hon - my 30 something son tossed out a stained glass piece I'd made for him and his wife as a wedding gift -- because they had cracked a piece in it. They have NO idea the amount of time, money and sweat that went into it. Nor did they even think to ask if it could be fixed. This younger generation are made up of "buy it/toss it" values. They see quilts at Walmart for $19.00 and think that's what it costs.......sad isn't it.

BellaBoo 10-05-2011 07:26 AM
One of my adult DD gets all my nice quilts she asks for. The other adult DD doesn't take care of her things so she gets the utility quilts.

Sadiemae 10-05-2011 07:33 AM
Simple, the next quilt he requests-take him to purchase the the fabric.

MoanaWahine 10-05-2011 07:33 AM
Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Hon - my 30 something son tossed out a stained glass piece I'd made for him and his wife as a wedding gift -- because they had cracked a piece in it. They have NO idea the amount of time, money and sweat that went into it. Nor did they even think to ask if it could be fixed. This younger generation are made up of "buy it/toss it" values. They see quilts at Walmart for $19.00 and think that's what it costs.......sad isn't it.
The really sad thing is that my DH who will be 50 in a couple months has that "buy it/toss it" mindset. I have "retrained" him for the most part to at least ask me before he tosses it to see it I can salvage it or fix it or re-purpose it into something else.

Raggiemom 10-05-2011 07:38 AM
Between you and his wife, your son should be straightened out in no time! :)

Rebecca VLQ 10-05-2011 08:32 AM
LOL, I just read the original post.

It's so true...the average person has no idea how long it takes. Or how much good fabric costs.

ETA: I just turned 37, so it's not a generational thing. I just think your son doesn't know any better. ;)

mom-6 10-05-2011 11:05 AM
I worked with a supervisor a few years ago who had a severe case of "toss-it-itis" combined with a mandate that nothing should stay soaking in the sink. Several of us who routinely left coffee/hot chocolate cups in the sink to soak till a more convenient time to wash thoroughly had to fish our mugs out of the trash more than once.


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