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08-18-2011, 09:38 AM
#101
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 3,955
Your gifts are beautiful. I recently made my son a quilt (I am a newbie) but not his fiance'. I made her a fleece tie blanket last year and recently spotted it in the dog kennel. She will not receive hand made gifts going forward.
08-18-2011, 10:03 AM
#102
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: New York
Posts: 17,564
Originally Posted by nativetexan
if more time goes by without their contacting you, send them an email or text or note in the mail stating you are a bit worried since those handmade qlts cost you so much to make and send. hint, hint.
then forget it and buy any future gifts as you said.
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then forget it and buy any future gifts as you said.
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08-18-2011, 10:09 AM
#103
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 35
I now send a check. When they cash it I know they got it. My work is to good for people that don't like that kind of stuff, graduate without learning to read and write, so bad they can't buy a stamp, don't realize the worth of love spent to make a one of a kind item just for them.
Much less money spent and more for me to buy for my crafts/sewing. Your quilts are beautiful, we on the board all realize the work and money that went into a gift like that. I am sure many of us wish we were on your gift list. Thank you for them.
Much less money spent and more for me to buy for my crafts/sewing. Your quilts are beautiful, we on the board all realize the work and money that went into a gift like that. I am sure many of us wish we were on your gift list. Thank you for them.
08-18-2011, 10:44 AM
#105
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: West Milton, Ohio
Posts: 284
I'll be your niece or nephew!! And I won't miss a beat when it comes time for a little appreciation or recognition. It seems the younger they are the less appreciative they are. You do wonderful work. It is a shame no one has the time for a 2 minute "thank you" phone call. Maybe, if you become a little (FORGETFUL)at Graduations, Christmas, Baby Showers, Birthdays, etc. It might make a few people become more thankful for the things that you do. As the old saying goes, "Nobody notices what I do, until I don't do it".
08-18-2011, 11:05 AM
#106
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Eastern Coast
Posts: 652
I too have had this same experience with my nephews. I have made baby quilts for their children and no thank yous. So this younger generation has not been trained to send notes of thanks. To bad, they are missing the point all together. So just be glad you did what your heart said to do and send only a card from now on. YOu have paid for the future gifts with the quilt!!!!
08-18-2011, 11:08 AM
#107
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 13,120
I am happy to hear they are coming through with thank you notes! How could anyone NOT appreciate those quilts. It seems our lives get so busy that simple thank you's don't get done. I keep a "thank you" notepad so the special things people do for me don't go unnoticed! It's a wonderful way to keep friends and family close! My heart goes out to everyone who has made quilts (and other items) and there is never a thank you to be seen or heard! People can be so ungrateful. Hugs to all of you!
08-18-2011, 11:11 AM
#108
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Smithville, TX
Posts: 560
When I offered to make a quilt for my granddaughter and sent pics to her mom of the stars I was going to use and then didn't hear back, I decided that I'd just make her a tote bag with the stars. It's way too much work for something that may not be appreciated. I emphathize with you! My parents always had us kids write out thank yous before we could play with our gifts, so I don't get it when folks don't do this.
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