What to do with quilts that have no receipent

Next time, I shall wait until I've been awake and fully functional before I try. I was just trying to beat my Nemesis for begging, since she DOES have a few hours ahead of me for testing her begs before she posts.

Butterfly (I was rather disappointed that she DIDN'T try her hand at the Lone Star. Her begs fascinate me sometimes)

IT was a heart warming experience! I got REAL hugs too!! My friend and I were so moved that we drove straight to a fabric store and bought enough fabric to make two more Warm Wishes quilts ... even thought we each personally have SABLE!!! PAT

It's a good question, Maureen, and I'll be interested to read the other responses. I've got quilts/tops that I've made because I simply liked them, and they do not match a thing in my house. One is my black, white and red quilt, which I did as a block exchange with Terbear. All the quilts from that swap that I've seen are just stunning, and I'm very pleased with mine--everyone did a great job--but there is absolutely no place in my house for it. It matches nothing!

As for giving quilts to others, I'm with you, I want to be sure they are appreciated. I don't mind if someone uses one to death. I've got a 7 year old cousin who I made a quilt for on request (who could resist?) and her mother tells me she drags it everywhere with her. I am totally cool with that. It is well-loved. But I don't want someone putting a quilt out in their barn to birth a calf on or something!

Michelle in Nevada

I am fortunate enough to have two BFFs--a married couple--who do not quilt and yet know how to appreciate them. I once made a small Christmas wallhanging for them--a log cabin Christmas tree--and when they got foreclosed upon several years back (they lived in Michigan and the pain started there before the rest of the nation caught up), the Christmas tree wallhanging was one of the few things they took when they moved. Due to circumstances beyond their control, they could actually take very little, and I was very touched that they even thought to take the little wallhanging I'd made them. So now, I'm working on a quilts for each of them.

Michelle in Nevada

I knew you weren't, so I held off on my beg. Let me know if you change your mind though. ;-) Otherwise, one day I'll just be forced to sit down and make my own!

Michelle in Nevada

Okay, I haven't read every post in this thread, but could we PLEASE see a picture of the much begged for Lone Star?!!!! I love Lone Star quilts! PLEASE??????

Dreamweaver

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:44:03 -0600, Dreamweaver wrote (in article ):

The Lone Star is going in the washer today then I'll take a pic. Should be up sometime next week, though you can see the top in my Works in Progress album

Maureen

Ah girl, I wouldn't want to part with that one either!!!! She's a beauty! Thanks for sharing.

Dreamweaver

Absolutely lovely, Maureen! I love your color scheme, and the piecing it perfect.

Michelle in NV

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:29:33 -0600, Dreamweaver wrote (in article ):

Thank you. I love it. I'm looking for a spot for it so it won't just be tucked away in a closet.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:10:13 -0600, Michelle C wrote (in article ):

Thank you for the compliments. It's not perfect, but did come out pretty well.

Maureen

I read you post, then all the responses, then I read your post again. I understand what you mean. We have combined households and gone from six beds (two queens, four twins) to two (queens) and accordingly the quilt opportunities are reduced. I have two tote boxes full of quilts and two tote boxes full of flimsies (a flimsy is an unquilted top). My answer is that I just keep them until an appropriate occasion presents itself. I contribute quilts to several local fundraising auctions every year. Before I start a new project for one of those, I look through the tote boxes to see if something on hand is suitable. The library has a craft fair every November and I take all the finished/uncommitted quilts to the staff table. Last year I made over $300!

So, I'd advise that you just keep making tops and quilts....consider having your own craft fair to clean out inventory....and be on the lookout for charity requests.

Nann