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Old 02-05-2011, 05:05 PM
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Most of my quilts are for my kids, grand-kids and great-grand kids. Sometimes I pray for the person for whom I am making the quilt. My favorite pattern is Log Cabin, but I don't allow myself to make them often. I'm trying to do new things and learn with every quilt. I enter some of them in our litle county fair, and if they win a riibbon, that goes with the quilt to please the recipient. I attend two weekly quilt groups and love the friends I make there. I donate a few quilts. Last year, gave two to our local Hospice, and some baby quilts to needy Mom's. But honestly, I love piecing quilts, changing patterns and colors, just enjoy the process, and like to think that after I am gone, I will be lovingly remembered, each time someone crawls uder one of the quilts I have made.
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:09 PM
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Quilts are one of my creative outlets. I keep most of them for use in my home. Years ago, I decided that I would not give hand made gifts. Most people I know do not appreciate the time, effort, love and money that goes into making such gifts. I made a baby gift for my grandson that took me 2 years to applique and quilt by hand. Years later, I discovered that his mother gave it to a friend because the friend wanted it for her child. I was deeply hurt. My grandson (age 16) now lives with me, and I made him his own quilt which he treasures. Gifts of handmade items, from me, are so rare, they receptinet feels so special to receive one.
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:15 PM
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My quilts are made to be used and loved to death.
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:16 PM
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I make quilts so I can spend as much time as possible with my mom and my aunt or whoever comes to sew with me...it is sooo much fun to get together!
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:19 PM
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I make a lot of charity quilts. I have the joy of making them, giving them and then promptly forget them once they are gone! My pleasure is in the quilting. I make quilts for family and friends. Quilting is really my therapy!
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:20 PM
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All of the above ! ! !
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:30 PM
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I make quilts because I like them. The quilts that I've given away as gifts may one day line the dog's bed, but I'm okay with that. If I ever enter a quilt in a show or the local county fair, I fully expect my quilt to be the one receiving comments like, "Really, don't you wonder why some people bother?"
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LeeAnn
Great fun, much joy, immense happiness, pure pleasure, really relaxing, very creative, sheer satisfaction and because I LOVE IT !!!!
Yep me too !
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DITTO!!
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:37 PM
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To be used! I always hope people that I give a quilt to uses it....that's my intention, growing up, there was never anything better than climbing under a well used quilt!
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