tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post8720442043981475464..comments2024-03-27T17:43:47.227-07:00Comments on Quilty Folk: The Obvious Dilemma of a Prolific Quilteraudreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-13674514613517965692017-11-10T16:50:28.567-08:002017-11-10T16:50:28.567-08:00I love your article. You see, I have gifted many ...I love your article. You see, I have gifted many hand made items and got the awakening of a lifetime one Christmas. I had made hand stitched Christmas tree ornaments as gift tags for our family and friends' gifts. We had the celebration at a family member's home. As we started clean up, I realized that most had not noticed the hand stitched ornaments and into the trash they were going! I quietly pointed this out to the hostess and she SHRUGGED and continued to clean up. <br /><br />Yup.<br /><br />Those ornaments that I had so lovingly made went into the trash right in front of my eyes. <br /><br />I am now very particular about who I give hand made gifts to. <br /><br />Also, when someone asks me, "Who is that quilt for?", I have no qualms saying, "It's for me." <br /><br />I do give many of my quilts/handmade projects as gifts. I also sew and crochet for charity. But I have also learned my worth - and it's more that what's put into a trash can.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing and for your thoughtful article.<br /><br />Miaisminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657955150576729566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-44486588142253514722017-10-29T09:32:40.225-07:002017-10-29T09:32:40.225-07:00So many interesting themes in this thought provoki...So many interesting themes in this thought provoking post. I have the same dilemmas as a prolific quilter. Thank you sharing your ideas which will help me as I continue to sort out my thoughts.Quilter Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-19788974217927773752017-10-26T14:07:13.112-07:002017-10-26T14:07:13.112-07:00I thought a lot about your great post last days. I...I thought a lot about your great post last days. I have only two quilts left made in the 90th. I started quilting again 7 years ago and every quilt was made as a gift for somebody. Sure the babyquilts were given away with a lot of love. The big ones too but Audrey I never made a quilt just for me. Strange. I have to think about that a bit more. Giving is something special but keeping too.Doris Perlhuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645027915982033879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-67132596052680825962017-10-26T14:06:53.999-07:002017-10-26T14:06:53.999-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doris Perlhuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645027915982033879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-29212224087388626182017-10-24T20:20:05.926-07:002017-10-24T20:20:05.926-07:00I am a slow quilter so not as many finishes. I hav...I am a slow quilter so not as many finishes. I have given away some big and small quilts to loved ones. I really need to make a quilt for my husband, just can’t decide exactly what. Thinking about it is fun though.Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135808223434462094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-47231960006701394162017-10-24T07:25:04.859-07:002017-10-24T07:25:04.859-07:00What a great post! I would like to know more about...What a great post! I would like to know more about how people pick and choose what they give. Like a lot of quilters, I give many quilts each year. Most of what I give is planned, ie. veteran's quilt or baby for the hospital or police cars, etc. But, when some says I need a quilt today for a family in need, I panic! What do I choose? ALL of the quilts I keep for a reason - I love them. So, last year I did start making some random quilts to "hand out" in a crisis. I do not feel selfish for keeping the ones I love. After all, I wouldn't give away one of my children. Well... maybe someday I will let some of these go, but in the meantime - enjoy your wonderful treasures!Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-34571786440228114552017-10-24T02:15:09.087-07:002017-10-24T02:15:09.087-07:00Lots of fun stuff in this post. Thank you.Lots of fun stuff in this post. Thank you.McQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876016065770324908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-7742900143290513772017-10-22T20:17:19.012-07:002017-10-22T20:17:19.012-07:00I've returned to your blog several times this ...I've returned to your blog several times this week to read your post. It's extremely hard for me to part with my quilted projects. But this last week, I made a decision to give a special hanging hand embroidered, pieced and hand quilted to a friend on her 70th birthday. I found it easy to give because of her reaction when she saw my quilting. I know she will take great care of the gift for she appreciates the art and will treasure it! Lynn Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121601159151533469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-17249332128032107552017-10-22T19:09:49.778-07:002017-10-22T19:09:49.778-07:00I do not gift quilts except the occasional made fo...I do not gift quilts except the occasional made for new baby quilt, and then with tredidation and in the plainest neutral colors I can stand. No one I know wants my quilts and I can't stand the rejection, so I keep them,lol. My quilts must be very awful, I even had a quilt given back to me bec the recipient said ''it isn't my style''. This was a girl going away to college, I thought she d love a quilt to remember home. Friends recently married made sure to tell me waaay in advance NOT to make them a quilt [tho cash for their honeymoon to BoraBora would be useful.] I have decided that I quilt for my own pleasure. I don't need to try to share them and to then have to absorb the hurt.<br />I'd love to make that Leaves quilt on the mag cover, so pls put in my name.<br /><br />lizzy at gone to the beach lizzzz.d@gmail.comLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-68352256940960942812017-10-22T05:59:01.216-07:002017-10-22T05:59:01.216-07:00Wow ... loved reading This! I've only recently...Wow ... loved reading This! I've only recently started gifting a lot - 17 quilts gifted in 2017. Thank you for the validation ... it's ok to gift an "already snuggled" quilt.Quiltermaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562782751130383349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-66026265670108362782017-10-21T18:29:19.414-07:002017-10-21T18:29:19.414-07:00I love this post so much as I have had similar tho...I love this post so much as I have had similar thoughts over the 20 years I have been quilting. I started quilting with a purpose in mind for the finished quilt as I love giving a handmade gift to someone. I made two wedding quilts for my sons weddings and then I did something unusual. I taught my fifth graders how to sew and each one made a quilt square that I made into a giveaway quilt for one of the students. The winner was a child of immigrant parents from Russia and she adored it! Then over the years I have made numerous quilts for family members. I also have made many quilts to give to children who are sick or dying in our local area. One of my last quilts went to a man in a nursing home who loved hunting and going to church. I make 5-10 quilts a year now and have recently started accumulating a stack of my own, but I want them donated at my demise rather than sold with my estate. I give to friends and family as I please and save some for donating when I wish to give them away. They are labors of love and I know my family realizes my time and effort in making them a quilt. So you do what you want with your quilts as you are the only one who really appreciates the time, effort, and love that went into each stitch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106682304766558703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-60972980172147453442017-10-21T07:02:52.179-07:002017-10-21T07:02:52.179-07:00I prefer to makes quilts for worthy causes. Child...I prefer to makes quilts for worthy causes. Children that are in transition or children of parent in jail. I find that family takes for granted what I do at least mine does. I found...TO my HORROR my sister recently boiled a quilt i made because she thought her kids had lice. I find family just doesn't seem to appreciate the work you put in and I feel more satisfaction given to someone I know will love an appreciate my workdeebriesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294693680092299614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-33078704249191690642017-10-20T22:26:10.567-07:002017-10-20T22:26:10.567-07:00I make quilts to donate, and quilts which I keep, ...I make quilts to donate, and quilts which I keep, but have only given a couple to my family. I seldom make bed-sized quilts, and they probably don't need wall quilts. When I make a donation quilt, its fate is decided before I even begin, even though it may become hard to give up as it progresses.abelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435435610527429193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-33479890236265642772017-10-20T18:07:10.394-07:002017-10-20T18:07:10.394-07:00Loved your post and, of course, the eagle quilt in...Loved your post and, of course, the eagle quilt in the hoop. I enjoyed reading everyone's comments as well. There are quilts that are special to me and I keep them. There are quilts that I make specifically for immediate family members. Anytime I give a quilt away, I already have in my mind that I'm giving them away so I'm okay with it, charity, for sale, etc. I do have some older quilts that I made many years ago that I have been wrestling with as to what to do with them. I appreciated your thought that others may enjoy them, so maybe I need to pass them on. It's given me food for thought. Thanks. I also get the modern quiltmania so no need to include my name.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-28219801850834452752017-10-20T11:44:07.800-07:002017-10-20T11:44:07.800-07:00Oh, and I give about 1/2 of the quilts I make away...Oh, and I give about 1/2 of the quilts I make away. There's always someone who would like a quilt even if it's just that YOU have given it to them.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-50646827996189312652017-10-20T08:05:14.802-07:002017-10-20T08:05:14.802-07:00I love gifting quilts! I only got back into quilti...I love gifting quilts! I only got back into quilting a few years ago after becoming an "empty nester". I am still in the process of making quilts for my family members and closest friends. To me I try to make each quilt a representation of what I see in the personality of that person. My hope is that they will enjoy and cherish that quilt as something made especially for them, and that they will remember each time they use it <br />that they are a beloved and precious person who is never forgotten.jes1776https://www.blogger.com/profile/13705497165656229387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-14425804427851901982017-10-20T06:17:28.044-07:002017-10-20T06:17:28.044-07:00I'm happy I found your post today! What caught...I'm happy I found your post today! What caught my eye was the Random Sampler. (I've made three kitchen sink quilts and, judging from my orphan blocks boxes, there are more in my future.) What kept me reading were your observations about giving quilts. I make quilts because otherwise I would drown in fabrics. There are only two beds in our house and both have quilts. We put quilted placemats on the dining table (note to self: make a new set or two). But that leaves a lot of fabric and a lot of quilts. So I make quilts for gifts. I contribute quilts to fundraisers. I give quilts to emergency relief. I sell quilts and unquilted tops. (I don't make a profit on either category, but I figure it this way: I don't make any money if I give them away, and if I have a willing buyer, why not?) As for the quality--I do good work. Not Paducah-entry-level, but enough that the recipient or purchaser will be pleased and will use the it. I do have a stack of quilts ready to donate (or sell)--I went to it this week to get a quilt for a silent auction at the women's club bunco party this evening. Stashes are handy! P.S. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-19851121586509427152017-10-20T01:45:01.103-07:002017-10-20T01:45:01.103-07:00Great post - and I like the conclusions you have r...Great post - and I like the conclusions you have reached. I have given quilts to all my close family but still have a small pile building up. I use some, could give some away, but it's not embedded in our culture here the way it is in the US and I'm always a bit worried people won't 'get' it, or will only accept out of politeness. You have prompted me, though, to think about this a bit more.Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-15488770108094131392017-10-19T23:04:06.363-07:002017-10-19T23:04:06.363-07:00Thank you for your post :-) I've given a lot o...Thank you for your post :-) I've given a lot of quilts as presents, for the first 2 or 3 years, I didn't own more than one for myself. Now, 15-20 years later, I have more quilts than I need and just plan to give 2 of them away for a charity. I have a small stack of babyquilts to gift, when the need arises :-)<br />And I'm always struggling if the quilts I'm giving away are good enough... Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993618626571250631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-41568490783545942612017-10-19T19:12:42.079-07:002017-10-19T19:12:42.079-07:00What a thought provoking post especially about the...What a thought provoking post especially about the quilts which weren't shared and then were destroyed. I totally agree that we get to keep what we make or choose to give it away. I recently moved and have many boxes, etc. to unpack but here I sit reading. I looked across to a chair piled with quilts, mostly wall hanging size some of which have never been shared with others. I really paused to think what if - my apt. burned and these quilts were gone or what if the apt. burned but some of the quilts had been given away well then I could see them again. What if I had given them away and those homes burned. Well, I would have been glad that the quilts brought them happiness and I'd get busy and make a new one for them. Thank you for an exceptional post as you have given me much to think about. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13427354321048474574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-82001474552464677362017-10-19T16:50:07.163-07:002017-10-19T16:50:07.163-07:00I hope the Eagle Quilt lives in your home for a lo...I hope the Eagle Quilt lives in your home for a long long time, it's awesome. <br />I envy those who receive photos of their quilts in action! I love to gift them, the romantic in me believes each quilt will find it's way into someone's heart eventually, and perhaps even ignite a passion for patchwork in someone down the road. And I like to imagine the stories told in the future, while snuggling under a Christmas quilt. About crazy Aunt Heidi, you know..Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546043492549930952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-62471571111624215862017-10-19T15:57:57.912-07:002017-10-19T15:57:57.912-07:00I like the layout of your random sampler but the e...I like the layout of your random sampler but the eagle quilt tugs at my heart because I like eagle quilts. Interesting read today. I just coompleted a large quilt recently and it is tugging at me saying it wants to live with me but it also would make a wonderful quilt for a relative or friend. It is large enough to grace a bed and I know someone would love to have it. And I have way too many quilts already. I have given away many, many of them over the years and they are well appreciated by the recipients. For now, I will enjoy the finished quilt until someone talks me out of it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816001950084090576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-43298403966573461662017-10-19T15:51:59.218-07:002017-10-19T15:51:59.218-07:00Interesting read. I have gifted a number of items...Interesting read. I have gifted a number of items, but make mostly small things. Looking forward to gifting more in the future!Diane Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033074648523775742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-49865352148570375052017-10-19T15:27:18.653-07:002017-10-19T15:27:18.653-07:00I love reading all of the comments. So many genero...I love reading all of the comments. So many generous quilters. My sister tells me to keep my quilts for my trunk show, but that hasn't happened yet, so meanwhile I give some away, to friends, for occasions, and as a gesture of love or friendship. I have given lots of quillts to charity organizations, Linus quilts, QOV, Kid Comfort, etc, and also to fund raisers. I just keep sewing and accumulating quilts, and the more I share, the more I seem to have! I would love to be considered for the simply moderne magazine. My most recent giveaway was a baby quilt designed after one of Sujata Shah's quilts. I love your blog and your creative whimsy.Jane Holbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491563293700909804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-21097023120300350422017-10-19T14:25:48.877-07:002017-10-19T14:25:48.877-07:00My gifting is all over the map. Some quilts I plan...My gifting is all over the map. Some quilts I plan, start to finish, for a particular person. Others I just sew for the love of the pattern and/or fabric, then at some point the quilt whispers, "Oh, I was made for Jen!" Others still are planned for charity giving. And then some just hang around in my own home, being used and admired. It's a pretty fluid process for me.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.com