Have you seen one of your quilts many years later? My son moved back to my area and still had the quilt I made for his first wedding. The quilt lasted. The bride didn't. I made it in the early stages of my learning and was so proud that I finished it. It has been used. The colors are faded to a soft pastel and the edges show wear from lovin' and washin'. He said she got a lot of stuff in the divorce but he refused to give up the quilt. That brought a lump and a few tears.

Yup. I've seen two. One was a memory quilt that I made for my dear friend's mum, out of her sons' clothes. The other was my first queen quilt I did for my bro and his wife. The cornerstones are SOOOOO off, and I quilted it on a standard machine instead of a frame. I thought they were just being kind when they said they loved it, but it's true...they wash, dry, and put right back on the bed. Per them, warm and natural makes quilts the PERFECT temp for sleeping under!

Very nice story. Except for the divorce part (unless you didn't like her anyway LOL)

Yes my youngest married DD has my very first "practice" quilt and it's still in one piece! Her kids have dragged it around, they sit on it in the grass, they put it in the car for the kids to wrap over themselves, etc. I don't mind a bit. I made it for fun and to be used and, as long as they don't put it inside the dog's pen, I'm happy.

I made a brightly colored 'fish' quilt for a newborn.
His Mom showed my a dingy gray rag one day 6 years later & asked if I would make him another one. (didn't do it)

Yes the first quilt I made on my quilting machine 27 yrs later is still in use on my Bro Sil bed . Its worn some but no lose patches (yea) but boy has my binding & points improved since then .

Yes, the very first quilt I made for my youngest daughter. I had no idea what I was doing, just sewed together scraps. Kind of a crumb quilt. No batting but a terry cloth backing. That was over 30 years ago. On a recent vist I noticed that she still has it neatly folded on a shelf.

Yes, I have seen one of my quilts, what a delight!! It was worn, faded and tattered!! It had been washed many, many times! I was one of those baby cheater panels, one of my first attempts at making a quilt. I know Terri received all kinds of beautiful store bought quilts at her shower, but baby Trevor liked mine best!

Made a bright orange quilt for my youngest grandaughter when she was born....it has been washed and re-washed because of her allergies, but she doesn`t go to bed without it...had to replace the binding so it would last a bit longer...making her a new one now...a bug jar one, but a bit worried it won`t hold as well to alll the washings...aw well i`ll make her another one later..lol

Sorry to hear of your son's marriage. I must be with pride he wanted the quilt.
Bittersweet story. Now nice you have the chance to see your much loved gift, loved.
:)

Yep, when SIL/BIL split..the only thing he wanted was the quilt I made for them. As posted once before I was young and thought it was kind of funny. SIL said it is just a blanket, he can have it. That was 30+ years ago and he and his new (25+ yr) wife still have it. I know now the one who really appreciated that quilt got it!

My daughters use the quilts I have made. They are washed,dried and put back on the bed.

I visited my son and family a few months ago. I was sleeping in my GD's room cause she was away at college. The quilt on her bed was the one I made when she was six. It was squares of stick figures with sayings and all colored with crayons like a child's coloring book. She didn't take it to school for fear it would get ruined. It too was faded almost to oblivion but still the fabric was intact. This surprised me cause my DDL is Korean and they are very clean people. I know that quilt got washed once or twice a week for all those year.

Oh, and the exDL was from@#$&#% twice.

I bitterly regret a quilt I made for my daughter-- not a real quilt, just bright animal print curtain fabric big enough to cover the floor under her playpen, backed with more curtain fabric and roughly sewn. 18 years later she still snuggles under it while watching TV and I keep thinking "I wish that was a proper quilt she was so devoted to!" (and she has those!) I have suggested retiring it for dog bedding etc but it is greatly loved, even though it pains me every day when I look at it. Perhaps the moral is not to make something you don't really like, thinking it will make do, as it may be around for a very long time.

All of my quilts except for one are in current use or have been literally worn out and it makes me really happy! All are showing signs of loving but that was the point in making them! The one that isn't being used is because my DIL doesn't want to wear it out! I told her to do so as that would create a need to make another one! Oh darn! Like I need a reason! :)

i made one for a friend's baby. it was warm, flannel, and it turned out to be the little one's favorite. six years later, friend approached me to see if it could be repaired--daughter had loved it to death. the cotton flannel was getting thin, and there was batting showing through in some spots. i said i could try, and laid in some flannel--but a few days later, she said that her daughter was finally not crying herself to sleep at night, and this was a good thing. they'd finally broken the blankie habit! so, it was washed one last time, folded, and put away for posterity--to be incorporated into "something old", when she gets married later. pretty ratty garter, in my book! it did my heart good to see it loved to death, though.

Yes, I made a raffle quilt for my kids primary school over 20 years ago and the lady who lives down the street from me won it. Late last year I went on a tour of her garden and she invited me inside to see the quilt proudly displayed on the guest room bed. Rarely used but looked in near perfect condition.

I was visiting my girlfriend recently and she pulled out a bag. Inside was the quilt I had made her son when he was born and the matching pillow. Just a simple appliqued teddy bear, but it held up all these years. By the way, her son is now 30 years old. I was thrilled that she has kept it all these years!

Yes, my niece still has her baby quilt I made her and her baby girl claimed it as her own when she was born.

I went to my daughters home once and saw an 8 point star quilt in red/white/and navy blue with pillow shams to match. I declared how much I liked it and she said "You should Mom, you made it for me" She also still has the quilt I made for her when she was about 5.

Yes I have seen them as well. May feeling is they must love it to use it this long. As for the Dog I make him his own! His old arthritic joints needs it.

Never regret a quilt they are made with Love, Blood,Sweat & Tears. Sounds like this one contains them all and is cherished.

A friend invited me over to her house one day. We visited for a while when she said she wanted to show me something. In her bedroom was my first one-piece quilt, made years earlier, solid white, and I have to admit it was still beautiful. Made me so happy that she still used it.

My son is still using the Log Cabin quilt I made for his dorm room when he started college in 1982. Some of the fabrics have deteriorated and it has been rebound but it's still going strong. He recently asked me if I could make another one and use the old one as the filler. That might make it a little thick but it could always be tied.

I have only been quilting for 5 years, but my dd & her hubby have one of my first quilts on their bed, and it has been there for the whole 5 years. Holding together great. Wish I had made it larger for them, but at the time it was HUGE to me!! :-)

My son gave me back a quilt I made for me to repair. Some of the blocks are almost completely worn through. they need to be replace but I don't want to take the whole thing apart. I guess I should just make him a new one...

From the other side, I still have two quilts my Mom made. One was fashioned on a bedspread and even though I don't have that size bed anymore, I keep it in the closet b/c I can't bear to part with it. The other is a crib quilt my mother made for my first born. Saving it for his first born. And then there's my grandmother's quilt that the thinner sashing fell apart but I still have the squares. But that was another very long post! :)

Hope my quilts are as cherished.