Most of my quilts are for my kids, grand-kids and great-grand kids. Sometimes I pray for the person for whom I am making the quilt. My favorite pattern is Log Cabin, but I don't allow myself to make them often. I'm trying to do new things and learn with every quilt. I enter some of them in our litle county fair, and if they win a riibbon, that goes with the quilt to please the recipient. I attend two weekly quilt groups and love the friends I make there. I donate a few quilts. Last year, gave two to our local Hospice, and some baby quilts to needy Mom's. But honestly, I love piecing quilts, changing patterns and colors, just enjoy the process, and like to think that after I am gone, I will be lovingly remembered, each time someone crawls uder one of the quilts I have made.

Quilts are one of my creative outlets. I keep most of them for use in my home. Years ago, I decided that I would not give hand made gifts. Most people I know do not appreciate the time, effort, love and money that goes into making such gifts. I made a baby gift for my grandson that took me 2 years to applique and quilt by hand. Years later, I discovered that his mother gave it to a friend because the friend wanted it for her child. I was deeply hurt. My grandson (age 16) now lives with me, and I made him his own quilt which he treasures. Gifts of handmade items, from me, are so rare, they receptinet feels so special to receive one.

My quilts are made to be used and loved to death.

I make quilts so I can spend as much time as possible with my mom and my aunt or whoever comes to sew with me...it is sooo much fun to get together!

I make a lot of charity quilts. I have the joy of making them, giving them and then promptly forget them once they are gone! My pleasure is in the quilting. I make quilts for family and friends. Quilting is really my therapy!

All of the above ! ! !

I make quilts because I like them. The quilts that I've given away as gifts may one day line the dog's bed, but I'm okay with that. If I ever enter a quilt in a show or the local county fair, I fully expect my quilt to be the one receiving comments like, "Really, don't you wonder why some people bother?"

Yep me too !

DITTO!!

To be used! I always hope people that I give a quilt to uses it....that's my intention, growing up, there was never anything better than climbing under a well used quilt!