I think I actually enjoy my "just because" quilts more since I can be more creative. I keep them after they're finished until I need the perfect gift for someone. It's just nice to have a few quilts in standby mode!

I have about 40 quilt tops waiting to be finished! I make quilts because I like the pattern and want to try making that particular pattern and because I LEARN THINGS from each quilt block I make. I learn by doing and all these quilt tops that I have made are my "class notes" or "class projects." I give most of my finished quilts away to family and friends but I also regularly make charity quilts for our foster kids, Vet's Home, shut-ins, hospital, and nursing homes. I also make dozens of small quilts a year for our local animal rescue shelter. A new quilt is sent home with each animal adopted from the shelter. These shelter quilts are the ones I use to practice my free motion quilting.

Seems like a response you would get from a man. I have lots I want to make and not for anyone special in mind.

Maybe you mostly make a quilt with someone special in mind, I can see why he asked who it was for!! When I have someone special in mind for a quilt, as I make it, I am always thinking of them, praying for them, this is comforting TO me....all this enjoyment of the quilt long before they ever receive it!! Sometimes men really want to be part of our quilting world even if it is only in a small way..... who can blame them????

My mother asked me the same question. I told her I do make quilts for others but once in awhile, I make one just for me. So far I only have one for me. I seem to give them away anyway.

Reversible quilts = two pretty tops from each quilt, not so much to store between changing quilts and one batting provides two end products.

I have quilt patterns that I want to make for certain people, but then I have lots that I want to make for me. I ask myself every time a find another pattern I like if I really need as many quilts as I have planned. Need? No... Want? Yes, yes, yes!!! Why not have as many quilts as you like or want? Life is too short, so if it makes you happy, I say there is nothing "wrong" in having as many as you like.

I have a lot of "closet quilts" - quilts I can't bear to part with but know someday it will have a home of its own besides the closet :-D :-D

I love all my quilts even the ones that don't come out perfect..

I make them and someone always wants them LOL but I do keep a few for me and I use them all...Keep a few they make you feel good when you look at them..

I will make a quilt because I love the pattern, love the fabric & must have it. I enjoy the process, love the finished quilt & keep it!! BUT... after awhile I have found another "my favorite" and am able to give it to someone I love.

I just about always make a quilt because I'm challenged by the pattern or just love it. I rarely have somebody in mind for them. It's time to chg. my thinking though.

I'm not to the point I can say it's for me (LOL) but there is absolutely nothing wrong with "just" making a quilt because you want to. I'd just tell him that the recipient of your quilt hasn't come into your head or life yet, but you will know who it belongs to in good time.

how sweet. Does he have a brother who's willing to move to california. :D

I love quilts and making them; the whole process and yes, I give lots of them away. Lately, I have come to recognize I need them, too!! So I make everything I like for myself ,too. I surround myself with my art, my craft, my passion!!

No. . . finally got it right on the 3rd try - he one of a kind and We are not giving up each other ! I am tryuly lucky - but it was a long rocky road to get here !!

Honey, you ARE special and so you get to make and keep as many quilts as you can. So what is the answer to your DH? "You bet your bitty, sweetheart! It's for me!" froggyintexas

That's good news MYWR that means there's hope for me then. It will be my 3rd time too. I will just sit here sewing till my own special mr. right comes along.

I see nothing wrong with making a quilt just because you like it or want to try a certain pattern. You never know when an unexpected gift for someone may be required and if you have a few pre quilts for such an occassion. Maybe then he won't think it's such a bad idea to have them on hand. What about if the electricity is off during the winter and he's cold. That extra quilt may just keep him warm...

Does your DH collect things that he likes that may not be so useful as quilts? Guys always seem to have something the keep in jars in the garage or cellar to fix that some day problem around the house. the rest of the time they just sit waiting to be used. That should make him think differently about quilts.

Perhaps he's just making conversation and being interested in the quilts!

i think all my quilts are ones i did because i like the pattern !!

My love of fabric is the reason I quilt. After a while new fabric takes the place of....and another new fabric....etc.
The new wears off and I can give it away without too much effort.

I make some for people. My kids really but then some I just want to make. ;) Nothing wrong with having quilts. Tell him that Angie from KY was in the ice storm and everyone was without power for a min. of 4 or 5 days some much longer and into a month or more. Quilts keep you warm. ;) We had our 5 kids, my mother in law and a couple staying with my husband and I with our 2 dogs. FULL HOUSE! We didn't freeze. ;)

Maybe he's hinting for a quilt for him. ;)

I too like to just make a quilt without a particular person in mind. In fact I hand pieced and quilted the triangles that make the swirls on the quilt show opening. Thought I would made it wider but got tired of doing so many black triangles. Finished it off and DH asked who is it for? I said me. Too narrow for my anatomy so I told him to save it for my casket and not buy flowers. He thought I was crazy but I'm serious. Pieces of fabric give me piece of mind.

I give away lots of the quilts I make, some are kept for our bed and some are kept until I find someone that needs a quilt. Always my choice of fabrics, colors and pattern and I decide who gets which one.

Maybe hubby is just trying to have 'open communication' with you, not really expecting you to make the quilt for someone special?

I love to make quilts just for me, or grand kids. Just make em cuz you love to.

I make them all for me, usually because I like the pattern. But allow me to correct myself. There are couple that when quilted will be for my daughter, my sisters, and I already gave one to each of my grandkids. The current one is the works is for my son in law. Hubby will get a Kokopelli dresden plate design. I have a closet full, all mine!

My husband asks me what I'm going to do with that one too. I don't make large quilts, I've been making wall hangings and mini's. This way I can play with the designs, fabric, quilting and I have them hanging all over the place. And it keeps me sane! Well i think it does LOL

Maybe DH is just making conversation??? Trying to show interest in what you are doing?? Just be honest and tell him you make them because you like to, and thanks for being interested in what you are doing. Ask him what colors he likes best. Ask his opinion on certain patterns, and does he have a favorite. My hubby likes what I do, and I found out he likes the geometric designs, and autumn colors.... He appreciates that quilting is my "therapy". We have been married for over 59 years. If all else, just smile sweetly and wink at him. ;)

When I first started quilting......I think it was my fourth or fifth one was a "trip around the world". I made it in black,brown,rust,gray,white etc......It took me a long time because I wanted it to be big enough for two people to snuggle under.......he(hubby) watched me and several times I asked him how he liked it.....very nice he said. When I finished it I walked into his tv room and covered him up with it. He had this puzzled look on his face. When I told him it was for him...the look he had on his face was priceless I will never forget it. He said he was afraid he would spill something on it. I told him I had made it in dark colors for just that reason. He asked why I had made it so big and I told him I just might want to join him under the quilt. He could not believe I had spent all that time making it for him. He has used it every day since. So try making one for your husband and surprise him with it. It looks pretty faded and worn as it has been washed many times. I am going to try to surprise him with a new one for Christmas.

I say make em cuz ya love em lol

Lindsey, I love the quilt in your avatar, could you please tell me what the name of it is? Thanks

my hubby is just the opposite. though I am very new to quilting, I always have someone in mind when i make something. He always asks do we get to keep that one? when are you gonna fill our house with stuff? I guess My DH is my biggest fan!

I have made several for "the house". Of course, when one of the grandkids says they like it ... off it goes!

I use to make quilts for gifts. In the last two years I have made quilts just for me. I love them. I have quilts for all seasons. I am still making them for me. When I get tired of a quilt and someone is eyeing it, it will go home with that person and I have room for more :D

I usually like the pattern of the quilt and thats why I make it. Sometimes its because I want to try making a certain block.

Nope, nothing at all. Just like there is nothing wrong with buying fabric just because it's pretty. Don't worry, eventually the questions will stop. lol Enjoy your craft.

You hubby more then likely thinks you a just a great person I wants to always give them away. Nothing wrong with that. CAthy A

My husband asks the same question. But so far I have only made quilts to give away. I usually have someone in mind and look for a pattern that I think is fitting for them in colors they like. But I will eventually make one just for me.

I make a lot just because I like them. Either I find a home for them later on, or I just keep them for myself.....not selfish at all.

I make a quilt because I imagine all the fun I'm gonna have and never give a thought to what to DO with it! Some go, some stay!