My granddaughter threw hers away when she decided it was wore out. Never said a word until later.

Every gift of a quilt from me is a gift from my heart. I love it when people love their quilts to death! Was a little disappointed when I saw the step-grandsons quilt was never used, but put in a cedar chest so he could have it when he got older and had kids..... it has been there for probably 16 years. He is now in his twenties..... :(

oopsd, not unhappy that he is in his twenties. Unhappy that the quilt has been in jail so long with no loving hugs

well said to those who understand that to be used is to be loved as far as quilts go

It will be a year this February that I have been making quilts and now Bow Tucks purses. I've made 4 full size quilts, 1 lap quilt & 1 baby quilt that I've given away as gifts. I have 6 Bow Tucks purses that are to be Christmas gifts...with 2 of those under construction right now. I do like to see the gifts appreciated, but what happens after I give them away is not up to me. I gave a full sized quilt with horses on it to a "horse loving" friend and she pleasantly surprised me by hanging it on her bedroom wall as decoration. My thinking is that when you give it away as a gift it's no longer your's to be concerned about.

I give quilts because I love the whole process. The people I give them to know how much work goes into them and generally appreciate them. I know the first one I made for my daughter went to college with her. She would wear it wrapped around her in the dorm and later in her apartment. I know to her it was a piece of love. She wore it like a hug. I have made her another but the first one is still hanging in there. This is a compliment to me that it means so much to her. I know the one I gave to my parents keeps them warm in the winter, as they have commented on it. I can't ask for anything more. :-D

I agree. I quilt simply because I love it and I give them away with love. What they do with it after that is totally up to them.

My only complaint is when I give a quilt away and it is turned around and donated to Goodwill. Yes, that happened once with an acquaintance. I made her new baby a beautiful quilt that I even posted on this board. A few weeks later I saw it in the back of her van in a box marked Goodwill. I was so very hurt! I guess it did not match the baby's nursery. I hope someone at Goodwill fell in love with it.

I made a quilt for my "step-granddaughter" when she turned 13. In my heart I knew the marriage of her father and my daughter was troubled. Within two years they were divorced and I have not seen this lovely young lady since. I hope the gift of the quilt will always remind her of the fun we had together and I hope she feels the love that I had tucked inside the quilt while working on it.

When she told me, it sounded like she was hinting for another one, lol. She is 21 now.