Why am I having a hard time letting it go?
#51
I will make one and be thinking the whole time who Im giving it to but at the last minute I am not sure I am going to part with it then I will end up giving another quilt that I didn't really like. I just did this with my nephew and I guess he thought it would have been bigger but it takes me so long to make the big ones. So I gave him a lap quilt instead. He didn't say thank you either. oh wells.
#52
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I have 2 quilts that are being given away as gift. One is orange and I don't like orange, but this quilt is just so pretty! I want to keep it, but I know it's for someone else, so off it will go.
You aren't being silly in your thoughts/feelings. Just know that your mom will love it and it'll come back to you.........
You aren't being silly in your thoughts/feelings. Just know that your mom will love it and it'll come back to you.........
#53
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oklahoma city Okla
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Hi Rachelcb80 i was born in Mt. Bayou Ms.and lived in Leland Ms.until my parents moved to Okla. City, Okla.and we been here every since 1952, any way i made my oldest brother a quilt in October it's fold up in a box and ready to be shipped off, it's still sitting on a table , i don't want the quilt i just haven't sent it off, so no you're not goofy. :-o Annette
#54
I remember dropping off my first quilt at the quilters. I looked so sad and my daughter (who also had been through this!) looked at me and said "It's almost like giving up your first born, isn't it"!!!
#55
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bluebell
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I found out you get more pleasure from giving it away, than you do holding on to it. I hold on to mine a week or so and gradually get used to the idea of giving away, so when you do that you are ready! Then you see how much they love it, makes it all worth while.
#56
Will I just got one done for a friend that she has waited on for mos. its all done I just keep thinking what if she see's the mistakes or wonder if she will like it?
I got to mail it tomorrow an I can think of all things to put it off!
Now what kind of nut am I????
I got to mail it tomorrow an I can think of all things to put it off!
Now what kind of nut am I????
#57
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: North Olmsted, Ohio
Posts: 128
Hi, when I gave my hand quilted quilts to my daughters, I had my husband take a picture of me takiing the last stitch , put it on photo material and made a label to put on the quilt. I then slept under it one night and then gave it a hug and wrapped it up and presented to my daughter in a cotton drawstring bag to store it in. also I put in the bag extra material if ever needed, washing info and the pattern of the quilt. I got lots of hugs and kisses from my daughters a nd it made it all worth while to give it away.
#60
Originally Posted by Rachel
I'm having the same issue. I made a t-shirt quilt for my cousin from her deceased husbands t-shirts. I HATE it. All the way thru the process, I haven't been happy with it, but I sure dont' wanna drop it in the mail to her. I think its just because we spent so much time on them???
In my case (probably not the same for you), I'm assuming it'll be packed away in a box and never thought about, let alone seen again.
In my case (probably not the same for you), I'm assuming it'll be packed away in a box and never thought about, let alone seen again.
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