Daisydoodle

It really depends on if they are washable, you could back them with a nice quilter cotton, do a border. then hand tie/tack the crochet blanket in place. They could be donated to a women's shelter, nursing home or hospice center. That is if they are washable. Good luck with what ever you decide, knowing they will be used and loved as respect to the maker.

sampson001

Please don' cut them, leave as is. This was your mums craft as quilting is yours. If there are squares not sewn together by all means use them in a quilt. If you don't want them all maybe other family members would like a blanket.

marla

gmkfit, Hve you and your family go through the ones they want to keep, then donate the rest to a charity. There are many who lost their home to fire and could use these. Check with your Red Cross chapter as they could give them out when they see a fire victim.
Red Cross chapters do not have many funds and now they are giving out debit cards that a family would then have to pay for that blanket. (They use to give out comfort kits but some chapters don't do this anymore.)
If you cut these up, they will unravel into a mess.

QandE2010

I agree, don't cut them up. If your immediate family, extended family & your special friends can't use them, donate them to a charity that you know your mom liked.

saveaquilt

This suggestion is just off the top of my head, but I would sew down what you want to save on to fabric before cutting it out. Then surge well after cutting. It might be worth a try on one you don't especially like. Another suggestion is to give them to a nursing home or something like that....

Rose Burnett

What a treasure to find the stored afghans at your mother's. As the others have said, I would leave them intact. Next I would try to place some more of them with relatives or your mother's friends. I would store them for future grands. (I am storing at least ten baby afghans for my future grandchildren, and my mother has been gone for almost 26 years.) If you still have too many to keep or store, assisted living or nursing homes would be my pick to place them. Those homes always have residents in need of a throw and many who don't have relatives to care for them. Good luck on your task. You must carefully make each decision so as not to be upset with the outcome at a later date.

dublb

First I want ya'll to know that my loss has nearly been 3 yrs & am getting better. We cleaned out my DFIL's house 4 months after he died. DMIL was living with me & I wasn't able to go & help my family clean it out. (DMIL has Alzheimer's.) I now wish that I had been able to help, maybe even save his ties or suits. They were donated to a charity. The furniture is in storage & I'm just now getting emotionally ready to use it.
My mother has saved my Dad's ties for me! My whole family wished that we had waited a year or more till we had cleaned out the house. I hope that my experience will help anyone else during a loss!
My family did find 6 quilts that had belonged to some of the family!

Grammie Sharon

If nobody in the family would like any than I would donte them to a hospital or a shelter. My husband works at a dialysis unit and a guild in our town made quilts and gave one to each patient receiving dialysis. They get cold during their procedure. You could donate these. Or use as shower gifts if you know someone who may have known your Mom. Best wishes.

jkretz

You might be able to put some small one together by stitching them together by hand with yarn, that is if there are any that would look together. But I agree with everyone else, don't cut them. I've crocheted for over 30 years and thankfully I and now in the process of crocheting, sewing and quilting for a grand-baby that is on the way. One suggestion that I could make is that you could get in contact with a Linus group; I'm sure that they would be happy to receive any that you would lake to give away. But please keep some in remembrance of your Mother.

jkretz

roguequilter

if you stitch around the edges of the pieces as you cut them you will keep them from unraveling or coming apart. i used to knit sweaters a lot and this was one of the ways of finishing of a nicey nice one that was lacy.
also...i am arthritic and though i crochet and knit...i would rather quilt. but, i buy the most lovely afghans at estate/yard sales made by the makers children who are always glad to hear that the work of thier beloved mother/auntie/grmother will continue to be used and cherished. and i do...use and cherish them. i have several around the house for guest bed and my chairs. and they are always admired and i get asked..."did you make that? it's beautiful!!!"