When Wrapping Paper is Not Enough
#13
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 947
I like to use up most of my scraps from a project in a pillow-case style bag to hold the quilt. I tell the recipient to wash this cover about as often as they do the quilt itself. If the quilt should need repairs down the road, I can use the fabrics from the bag, which will be appropriately aged to match the quilt. Nobody has taken me up on this offer yet (and I've been doing this for about 20 years) so either my quilts are holding up well, or it's not all that great an idea to non-quilters. LOL
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Yes...actually i bought a white over sized pillow case .... then added some of the fabric from the quilt around the top and put handles on it....mine was so they could take the quilt to the beach with them and carry / store it in the bag.
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
I pretty much always make either a 'gift bag' or pillow cases for every quilt I give- if pillow cases the quilt goes into one of them with the other case included in with the quilt. I quit messing around with wrapping paper years ago. I pretty much always wrap gifts in fabric- made into something, totes, bags, boxes, pillow cases, what ever.
#17
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Tn
Posts: 350
I usually do make a bag for the quilt using the leftover fabrics. Everyone seems to love it.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 512
I made a friend a quilt using Elvis fabrics and made a matching tote. She can use the tote for shopping, a purse, etc. It was a difficult year for her as her 20 year old granddaughter died. I thought she needed some thing larger than a prayer shawl. She was thrilled and her husband couldn't believe it.
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 15,978
I make the Fat Quarter Bag for all the quilts I give away, even the donation quilts. I love this bag. I don't always use fat quarters, sometimes just one piece of fabric. It's easy to make and will hold a king size quilt. The pattern is free online.
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