Originally Posted by Ps 150
I totally agree with everything here. I've been asked a few times this past summer to make quilts for others, some of whom I hardly know, but it never felt right.
But, a younger girl, just turning 16, was down in the dumps lately with high school life and my heart went out to her. Her parents have been friends with my father for years, even through their own divorce, and I grew up with her older sister, so I've known her since she came along as a "change of life". Last year I had made her sister a quilt when she was moving South and didn't think of it again. Her sister loves it and cherishes it so I know it's in good hands. Then, when my step-sister's fiancee was killed earlier this month and I started a purple quilt for her, this young girl was so comforting and encouraging. She loves purple (I don't) so she was helpful with the shade selection. I now know what I will be giving her for her sweet 16 later this year. This quilt feels right so I'm sure it will be fine and in good hands.
How wonderful!! I just love the stories about the "heart" on this site. These are really good people. I agree that not everyone is worthy of all the work and expense that go into a quilt. I do think, however, that the love we feel and the caring expressed when we give away our quilts means so much to the right person. I guess I would look for that "need for comfort" in someone's life before making them a gift of a quilt. I have had friends diagnosed with cancer or diabetes or something else life altering and have made a simple quilt and have been rewarded with a smile and a thank you that made all of it worth while. You just KNOW you've improved their life. And who knows how often they pull that thing around them like a pair of loving arms or weep into it in the night?