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03-23-2010, 06:12 PM
#21
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 55
Hi there from New Zealand! Glad to see I'm not the only new one to this board!
I too have spent hours making a quilt for a friend, only to have it under appreciated. A fellow quilter said every time she made a quilt for someone it seemed to end their friendship!! (Horror of horrors!)
However, whenever I've custom made a quilt for a friend who has paid for it, it is quite a different story!
I too have spent hours making a quilt for a friend, only to have it under appreciated. A fellow quilter said every time she made a quilt for someone it seemed to end their friendship!! (Horror of horrors!)
However, whenever I've custom made a quilt for a friend who has paid for it, it is quite a different story!
03-27-2010, 06:26 PM
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 739
Welcome and hello from Denver. I too prefer to make my quilts one at a time. You have come to the right place! We just had a thread about some people not appreciating the time and work that goes into making a quilt. They just don't understand.
03-27-2010, 08:01 PM
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 313
Originally Posted by Debra-Ann
I am currently making a quilt for a surprise for my sister, do any of you guys and gals have trouble parting with them?
03-29-2010, 03:31 PM
#26
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 3,007
Welcome, Debra Ann. I wish I had a little more of your discipline. I have dozens of half made tops and someday they'll be finished but I get so excited about a pattern or fabric that I just can't wait to START making it. I give most of my quilts away and like you, if I don't think they are appreciated or going to a good home I don't re-gift to that person. I've actually only had a couple that I wished I had never given but mostly people do realize the work involved in the making of a quilt and appreciate the love and caring that went into every stitch, too. Glad you joined us. Learn to post your pictures, we all get inspired by everyone's work.
03-29-2010, 06:06 PM
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lakeland, Florida
Posts: 9,856
Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida! I think we've all had a quilt or two that someone didn't absolutely love, but we go on to the next one and then someone tells you how they love it and can't believe they're getting one of your quilts! That's why we keep quilting! We appreciate all the hard work you do so don't stop now1
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