I MAKE QUILTS SIMPLY BECAUSE NOT HARD TO GIVE AWAY THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHERS WHO NEED THEM TO KEEP WARM ON A COLD NIGHT

I like this topic. I have been having fun making the jelly roll quilts, and scrappy quilts just to play and be non-thinking. Several people have asked me what I am going to do with them. They thought it strange that I didn't have a specific plan for them. This is the first time in my quilting life that I have made something without a definite plan for it. I like just looking at them and admiring my work. I am new at long arm quilting so they have been my practice "canvasses". Maybe someday they will have a home other than mine, but right now they are MINE.

Just tell him the truth.

I have only been quilting for 2 years. I made all the family a birthday quilt (10 in total) and since then I have been making for me.. I have three displayed on wall in my den,five in the living room and three on beds. I also have three on a quilt rack. Not sure where I will put the resy I will make probably change them out with the ones on display. :)

My DH had the bad habit of expecting me to give a quilt away (which I intended it to be a "me" quilt), when someone admired a quilt and stated they wish they had one like it. I finally had to inform him, in front of the admirer, "no" it is mine. Always had to remind him later not to try giving my things away. If I wanted to do that, I would initiate the giving. Marge L.

I say nope, nuttin wrong with that!

I love to make things just because I want to see how they turn out. Absolutely nothing wrong with that!

My husband almost always says "what are you going to do with another quilt?" I just smile and say that I'm going to enjoy making it, and since I will be happy during the process, chances are he will be too! He gets it.

I don't even have 1 of my quilts I have made....DH asks me the same question. I do have a top I have finished and it will go on our bed. :D You are not alone.

I make quilts because I like the pattern ... but by the time I am done, there is usually somebody or someplace that I have discovered needs it. Figure I am creating good karma if nothing else.

I'm with you. Very rarely do I make a specific quilt with someone in mind. For the most part, I make ones that I like. Then, when I do need to give a quilt to someone, I can pick out one from my stock. Some are for me alone, but the rest are up for grabs. This way, I don't have to make quilts on a deadline, it is a much more enjoyable way to quilt.

Sounds to me like your hubby is very proud of your work, he sees all the time and effort you put into it.Maybe he wants you to make one for him .











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I have a lot of quilts, large and small, that were made just because I liked the pattern. My husband finally quilt asking, now it's - "when are you going to sell some of these?" I just enjoy the creative process, it doesn't have to be for someone or a certain event to make something beautiful because you enjoy it

Every quilt that I have made has been made for someone. That's even true for charity quilts, though I don't know the actual recipient. It would also true if I were to make a quilt for myself -- I'm someone too. So, personally, I think that question is a natural one. Given your other questions, I'm wondering if there's more to this?

Oh I totally agree!! Either quilting or sewing its a stress buster for me. Something to take the mind off whatever is going on that day !!

I hope it is not selfish to think you just quilt because you like to quilt - as one day I hope to get at that point - right now I'm still making quilts for my family - THEN will come the "just because I like to quilt" or "Just because I have all this fabric yet to use"............:)

Brenda

Maybe if you make DH a quilt of his own, he won't be so negative of all the beautiful quilts you make for your self or others.

If your hubby is addicted to his computer I would say we are married to the same man. Mine is always asking who is that for. I just shrug and say it hasn't told me yet.

I don't always have a recipient in mind. I enjoy the process and when it's done, if I haven't decided on who gets it, it goes into the gift closet and waits!

I don't usually have a receiver in mind when I start a quilt, the pattern/design just calls to me

There are times when I have something just for me and then later on I meet a new friend who would really appreciate it and I pass it on from heart to heart.

No, not a thing, I make them just because.

Non-quilters do not understand the "need to quilt" ... just like non-artists do not understand the "creative process". I don't quilt to please others, I quilt for me! I find the whole process of quilting is very relaxing and helps me unwind! The decision, where the quilt goes, doesn't have to be made now. Maybe he would love it if you made one just for him!

No there nothing wrong with that. I do not have many like that but there are some. If it is a propblem with him tell him it is for you. :-P

:thumbup: Do tell the truth. I didn't mean to make it sound like he is nasty about the quilts I make. That isn't it at all. He said he' is just trying to show interest in what I do. When I tell him it's because I like it, he'll say OK. I was told by a friend that he brags about the quilts I make. He will often offer suggestions about color and placement of the blocks. Maybe he is a closet quilter. Guess I'll have to get another machine. Thanks for all your replies. BrendaK

You should send your DH to quilting obedience school! He will learn all the non-rules and regulations for being a joyful quilter. By the sound of your second message, it sounds like he is already on his way to being a great quilter.

Get a Magic 8 Ball. He asks, you shake it and show him the result. You don't even have to say a word.

My husband sat down across from me one day and asked why I was making a particular quilt. I told him, "For my own pleasure and joy!" He hasn't asked again why I'm making anything. Love that guy!!!

My husband does too...it don't even have to be a quilt...when I start making something..he says, who is that for....sometimes I just say "it's for me"...LOL...

I don't part with many. I just can't let them go to someone that I don't think will appreciate it. I've made one for each of the grandchildren except for the youngest (age 2) Maybe I'll make one for her for XMas

When I first got into quilting, my husband asked me, "How many quilts do you need." The answer was, "It's not so much the need, but the process to make it that I enjoy." He, now, is the one in the fabric shop bringing me bolts of fabric that he likes, mostly batiks, and incouraging me to buy 3 yards instead of the yard I was going to buy. My stash is quite large because of him.

That's why I make quilts for charity. They're small so I don't get bored with one, and they always have a home, even if I don't know who or where it is.

Could it be that you haven't made him one yet and he's jealous? I say this because it became an issue with my DH & I this year. He was upset because everyone in the family got quilts except him. I made him one and he loves it! I haven't even added a label yet! LOL! He couldn't wait!

I create quilts because:

I love the fabric....I want to learn a new technique...just because I want to. I never really have anyone in mind and that is OK!

I agree, I'll bet he has a hobby or something he buys just because! :-D

I don't have anyone to give them to, so I just stack them up. I come from a very small family, and I've already given to the couple friends I felt would like them. So my quilts never have a purpose other then me.

Quilting is Fun & Relaxing. NO, you don't have to get rid of them as soon as you finish. If you lack space to store them, just layer them under your mattress for storage. That's what my grandmothers used to do!

quilts are art. they might be useable art, but they are art. an artist does not paint "for" someone unless it is a commission. a quilt should be made just for the joy of it--for the colors, the "doing", the accomplishment. you're an artist. is he a fisherman? nest time he goes fishing, ask him who THAT fish is for. wood worker? ask him who THAT stick of wood is for. or he might never"get" it.

do it for the joy!

After 6 years of quilting my DH of 47 years just doesn't ask anymore but when he did I told him it was for me. When he had heard that for the 50th time he gave up. I got some heavy duty clothes hangers and hang the quilts in a spare closet until they find a forever home (or not). I've caught him showing them to his friends. :)

I make each quilt because I like the pattern.They are made as gifts for the grand children as they get married.I have 17 grand kids and about 6 quilts made so I have this as my excuse to keep quilting but when they are completed I will keep on just because it is my pleasure and not worry about who will receive it. It was made just because....