un-attaching a quilt

We are twins separated at birth. I'm sure of it :-)

Rita

Hi Karen,

Good pics in an album (a real one - not on the web) don't do it for you, eh?

I'm not surprised, and I think it may be a common phenomenon among artists/craftspersons. After all, it's your creation - your "baby" - right? Forgive yourself. I don't think it's abnormal, bad, or wrong. My DW goes through it a lot, especially when there's no deadline. I've suggested she make two of everything; one to give away and one to keep. She gives me this funny glare that's indicative of it being time to find somewhere else to be...

Doc

Same here, not that I've made that many but, even so.........after spending THAT much time with anything, it becomes like living breathing "thing", part of you and your creativity. I've got two done for Christmas presents and it will be so hard to send them out. Donna

I do the same thing. I never let one go without taking a picture first either. I'm dilly-ing with two at the moment. One just needs binding, and one just needs washing. For at least 2 weeks now.

Sherry

Triplets -- the baby quilt I made for the baby born this summer is sitting right here in my family room awaiting the label so I can ship it to Texas. I sit and look at it... and love it... and say.... "Tomorrow!"

I understand totally, Karen.

Best regards, Michelle in Nevada

Lately it seems I am ready to let go of the quilts I am working on. My problem is dh. He doesn't want me to give any of them away to anyone but him! Since my mom passed he is my biggest fan. I have a lot of quilts at this point. There isn't a lot more room to store more. Maybe you just need to make more for yourself? Taria

I pondered the notion of re-attaching. I gave one to a fine young fellow for graduation thinking he might use it in his first 'home of his own'. His mom fell in love with the quilt and claimed it for her own. She shares it with her 4 dogs and the quilt is having a hard life. No problem. I'll just make him another when he weds. If, of course, I'm not too old and shaky to thread a needle. Polly

There is an opera about this.

Check out the plot of Paul Hindemith's "Cardillac" (1926).

What happened to Cardillac after he confessed wasn't pretty.

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Hmmm. OK!!!!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Oh dear. I'm afraid to look.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Well, at least she loves it! :-)

I am very picky about who I give quilts to because if the quilt isn't going to be worshiped and adored, then it's are not going to that person's house. I think it was on RTCQ, I read about a quilter who gave a quilt to a newly married nephew, and when she later visited the couple's house found the quilt being used as dog bed in the barn. Yikes!

That said, I don't mind if a quilt has a hard life. I gave one to my young cousin--she was 6 at the time. Her dad told me she drags the quilt everywhere with her, and that she wasn't particularly gentle with it. That's the kind of hard life that's just fine with me. :-) She loves it.

Best regards, Michelle in Nevada

I'm the opposite, I rarely give quilts away, I think because I'm worried about the standard of my work and that the gifts won't be appreciated. The first quilt I gave away was to my parents, I wasn't there when they received it and other than a brief thank you on the phone, it's never been mentioned since. Another time I worked hard to finish the binding on a double bed size quilt to get it on the spare room bed in time for the next lot of guests arriving, which happened to be my parents and they didn't even want it on the bed!

I think I just need to be more thoughtful who I give quilts too! We hope to go to the UK at Christmas time, it would be great if I could find the time to finish some quilts that I didn't plan a purpose for when I began them and gift those to other family members.

Cheers Anne

On Oct 14, 9:15=A0pm, "Michelle C." contradicted herself, confusing the bejabbers out of me by stating:

Definition of "gift with strings attached":

LOL! I love this place...

Doc

Aren't these the risks we all take whenever we make a gift? It's another in the long list of life lessons they don't teach in schools. ;-)

BINGO! ;-)

Just don't be surprised when history repeats. ;-)

Doc

I promise to be extremely appreciative. Go ahead and make me one. I promise.

Karen, Queen of Squishies, has not forgotten how to beg

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:45 -0500, Karen, Queen of Squishies wrote (in article ):

I know how you feel. I get attached to my quilts too, especially after I've worked on them for a long time.

Maureen

I'm sure your quilts are beautiful, Anne. Some people don't appreciate craftsmanship no matter what the medium is. Remember, it's not you, it's them. i'd be proud to have a quilt or any homemade gift from anyone, and have gotten many. I am especially fond of the grade school projects from my children. Hand prints in plaster, cards on construction paper, noodle jewelry, etc. amy in CNY