Do you think they are in the closet because they didn't like them or because they are not allowed to use them because they are so nice? I know people that put them away because they don't want to risk something happening to them. It's really a shame.

I gave one to my boss...with his college school colors. I even put some iron on patches so it was very personalized. I spent about 9 months on it and sent it around his birthday and waited to hear from him.

Nothing..I kept waiting..nothing. So I emailed him, "uhh did you get it?" He replies: "oh yes, it was very thoughtful". I'm like okay. He is a man of so many words and an artist and a lover of all things art, we talk all the time, sooo WTF!?

Fast forward a few weeks. He is giving an interview and I see the quilt lying on the back of his couch nicely folded. A few clips in (footage shot the next day) I saw it bundled up on the couch (like it was used). I was SO happy.

You just never know how they're gonna react. But I do know he loves it. Even if he never said so.

A few years ago I had some trouble with my car. My husband's Uncle is quite the mechanic and he agreed to look at it. Unfortunately, the car was unrepairable. It meant a lot to me that he took time out of his busy schedule to look at it. I decided to make him a Harley Davidson quilt for Christmas. I was literally late to Christmas dinner because I was still sewing the binding on.

He was sincerely touched that I made it for him. He LOVED it.

As long as I live I doubt I'll ever be more satisfied with a home for my quilt. I'm told he shows it off to anyone he has over and he bought a top of the line front load washer just so he could wash it safely.

One unexpected reaction like that will make up for any cavalier ones I ever get.

Just after I started quilting, my sister showed a real interest in ones I had made for my kids.

As I only make for those that are genuinely interested, I made her a 'basket' quilt, tied, and in country colours as she had just bought an old farmhouse. She said it was very nice and I never saw it again??? This was about 9 years ago.
She has just bought herself a brand new car and we met up for me to see it.....and there on the back seat, faded and washed to within an inch was the very same quilt. My heart just flipped...just goes to show you never know.

PS just so mum didn't feel left out (she doesn't really like stuff 'like that') I made her one using a 'cheater panel', not so much work but kept the peace.

Keep doing what you want. My mother's reaction to a stained glass piece I made (cost almost as much as a queen quilt) disappointed me so much that I quit doing SG for a long time. DON'T let that happen to you. I've learned to not give my mother anything!!!!! Sounds cold, huh....LOL Well, it was HER decision --- said about 2 weeks later that she has so much stuff, she felt we shouldn't give gifts to adults any more. It was like a double-slap in the face.......

I had made both of my parents throw quilts last summer. My mom had been bugging one of my great aunts for one. So I was surprised when I gave her the one that I made that she just folded it up and put it away. But then again she did the same thing when I was in high school and I made my first ever quilt which I gave to her for her birthday. She put it in a trunk and it stayed there for 30 years until she gave it back to me never used. (My daughter thinks that quilt is better than sliced bread.) My mom wouldn't let my dad use his throw quilt either until he had to go to the nursing home. So he finally got to use it for 2 months before passing away on Christmas Eve last year. He was so proud of his quilt and told everyone at the nursing home that I had made it just for him. I ended up making him a cushion for his wheelchair too to match. Moms is still unused. She could care less about how hurtful her actions are.

Sherryl
Candlequilter

Sometimes the initial reaction isn't what we want to hear and sometimes it comes back to suprise us as to how they love them. I am blessed with the reactions my kids and grands have always given...they go on about them and use them. To me, thats another blessing

I am looking forward to my fathers reaction when he sees his quilt WHEN IT IS DONE!

For Christmas I made mug rugs and gave Christmas mugs to my parents as gifts. My father says "what's this?" I explain it's a mug rug and what to do with it. He puts it over his chest like it's a blanket! He says it isn't quite big enough, maybe next Christmas. He knows he is getting a bed size quilt as he requested it fit his bed, not his lap!!! I told him to be patient, it took me two + years to quilt his grandsons! LOL It won't take that long for his. It is half way done quilting now.

When I gave my grandmothers their lap quilts they both loved them. One even sent me a thank you card and said that she shows it off to her friends. She still asks me how I got the points to match up so nicely. I told her I didn't make the blocks just put them together. They were from the B&Y swap.

So, good reactions so far!

Kyia

You just have to remember that they ARE kids and if there are toys around, those will get top billing. But I will bet those quilts will go on their beds and be much loved.

Well, my oldest son loved his throw I made him from a Goodwill flannel sheet with a fishing theme and fleece. My gdaughters loved their quilts. The one that I made the Kawasaki green one for (with the pink & black cats on it) loved hers, but never took it out to see the back (or front) that was all pink and green log cabin. When I told her to open it out so she could see the other side she and her mother just gasped. Then my dil, who never seems to be impressed with anything, loudly proclaimed that next year she expects a new quilt for her bed. I made them a fleece and flannel one years ago. So I guess I had better get busy. And my daughter loved her twister table runner, said it will go on the farm table at their farm in the Poconos. All in all it was good.