I don't make art quilts, I make blankies.....

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07-21-2011, 05:48 PM

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nrt211

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Bless your heart! What a wonderful moment for both of you. She will treasure it always...

07-21-2011, 06:00 PM

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crafty gal

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic

What a great and inspring story. So glad you brought some joy to this little girl.

I was thinking the same exact thing! <3

07-23-2011, 04:56 PM

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JanieH

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Bless you!

07-25-2011, 05:36 PM

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jpthequilter

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Originally Posted by kellen46

When I want to try out new blocks or ideas I will scrap up a lap size quilt to try it out. I quilt and finish them and stack them up as I know they will all find a home somewhere. I had a stack sitting on the stairs the other day when a friend came over to visit with her 2yr old foster daughter. The little girl came over to the stack and picked out a very bright orange/pink/purple quilt and wrapped up in it. There was no way she was letting it go and there was nothing in the universe that would inspire me to try and make her. It was her blankie, even thought I had not met her when I made it. I told her that it was her blankie now and also gave her a rag doll I had just finished which she promptly wrapped up in the quilt. The look on her face, her bright eyes and soft almost a whispered "thank you" was priceless and is exactly why I make blankies. She spent the rest of our visit sitting quietly in a chair next to me while I showed her mom how to make the dissapearing four patch block. All during her visit she held on to the doll and the quilt on her lap.
I am now making her a doll quilt and some dolly PJ's as she wants to take the doll to bed with her.

I still remember the delighted smile of a just learning to walk little toddler at a hospital, when I threw a little quilt around her! It too, was hers!
Mostly, we who donate, never get to see the delighted looks of the kids who get the quilts we make for them!!

07-28-2011, 11:25 AM

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MaggieMeg

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That is such a sweet and inspiring story. Moments to remember a lifetime.

07-28-2011, 11:50 AM

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suelin

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What size do you make your lap quilts?

07-28-2011, 12:07 PM

#117

Bluphrog

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Everybody needs a blankie. Bless you.

07-28-2011, 01:23 PM

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kellen46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by suelin

What size do you make your lap quilts?

I try to make them the size of a yard of fabric, but it is not a hard and fast rule....Sometimes they just turn out to what ever size looks good to me. Since I am using up expirimental blocks, around 3x4 for 12" or 6x8 for 6" blocks.