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JenniePenny 02-04-2011 09:10 AM


Originally Posted by bisbetica
to keep me sane!!!! I quilt as a creative outlet, to give gifts, and just because I enjoy it. I don't need a reason beyond that.

Me too! It's a way of dealing with an imperfect world. There's a sense of order in quilting that is soothing.

littlehud 02-04-2011 09:11 AM

All my quilts are meant to be used. No show quilts here. And I do it because it relaxes me and makes me happy.

Mary M 02-04-2011 09:15 AM

All the above except for "shows."

BellaBoo 02-04-2011 09:17 AM

I won Viewer's Choice one year at a quilt show! That was so thrilling because the quilt did not have perfect piecing, a few gathers in the backing and the binding was not straight. Other quilts in the show were stitched to perfection. I almost didn't enter it but thought I'd like know I had a quilt in a show one time and I was very happy to see it hung in the back out clear view! LOL

quiltsRfun 02-04-2011 09:19 AM

Sometimes they're made as a gift with someone specific in mind. Most are made just because I like the fabric or pattern. Then there are scrap quilts that are made just to see what I can do with the leftovers. I haven't even considered entering anything in a quilt show.

cowpie2 02-04-2011 09:30 AM

I've started quilting because I find it incredibly relaxing. It also gives me something I can do when sitting with the family watching TV, which bores me to tears.

I expect they will ultimately get used, though I have one finished with no home and a second ready for quilting with no planned home. Need to find good homes for them.

slstitcher 02-04-2011 09:58 AM

I make quilts for someone to use. They are not to just put away. I also make quilts to see if I can really make one like that, it's a challenge.

quilter68 02-04-2011 11:17 AM

For Family and for fun.

C.Cal Quilt Girl 02-04-2011 11:20 AM

A little of all of the above, Except show.

katiebear1 02-04-2011 11:33 AM


Originally Posted by BarbaraTX
My quilts would NEVER make it into a show. But they are all made with love and are to be used.

Same here. I have some hanging on the wall, some on beds, and some as gifts


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