Should I actually use my quilts?
05-21-2013, 08:08 AM
#23
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Location: Iowa
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I made one many years ago that was used on our couch for pretty much the entire time my kids were growing up. Eventually, it became too worn to use. I put it away and when we lost our precious beagle that my kids grew up with, we wrapped him in that quilt to bury him. I recently found all the scraps and made a very small quilt and put a picture of my kids with their beagle on it. All the now-grown kids have to do is see that fabric and they remember. This is a link to a previous post about it..... http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t158913.html
05-21-2013, 08:21 AM
#27
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Location: Wi
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I do not make art quilts,I make functional quilts.I use them all the time.I put them on the bed, on the couch,all over the place.If they get used and it faded it means many happy times were had around.My dogs make an occasional claw hole and then I patch it.The patch reminds me of my dog.When they are beyond repair I make another knowing it will be used and loved.My grands have quilts here and at home,flowing from one house to another.I make them for using and enjoying.Again not art quilts.They do not break apart easily and we use the heck out of them.
05-21-2013, 09:14 AM
#28
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Location: La Quinta, CA
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Originally Posted by erstan947
Not only do I use mine....I sleep with 2 dogs so they get washed a lot (every 2 or 3 weeks). I love them and enjoy them daily.
05-21-2013, 09:35 AM
#29
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Yep, what everyone else said............Use them! Or gift them! I have gifted most of my quits . Hope they are used. Don't have enough closet space to store them anyway. If something gets spilt on one, wash it! Never had a seam split from laying on one, but if it did, fix it! If it wears out, make a new one!
05-21-2013, 09:37 AM
#30
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southwest Kansas
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Originally Posted by meldmac
Why spend so much time and effort on something that is only going to sit and collect dust in a closet. When I finally finish my next quilt it will most definitely get used!
Exactly. If it's just going to sit in a closet and collect dust why not just stick the fabric in there and call it good?
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