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After several more folks asked Ladyhawk what I'd charge to do them a king size bed quilt (why is it ALWAYS king?), I broke this down and put it on my FB page. I'm sure many of you can relate.
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My mom quilted for years and most was given away to family or friends....I come from a family of 12 children and 29 grandchildren so that's a lot of quilts. She too did beautiful hand stitching like you. I still have my Sun Bonnet Sue quilt she did for me when I was a kid....I will treasure it as she passed away last year.
Sorry for the loss of your mom. I have an ancient Sunbonnet Sue that one of my grandmothers made.
I would be been upset also, the lack of thanks/manners would have been hard enough but seeing something so miss used without a parent correcting the issue would have been the topper. It is a shame folks don't appreciate hand made and personal items anymore. I'm sorry it happened and I can assure you your in laws are loosing out big time in my opinion!
OMG!! Sorry ladies, I know this is basically a ladies thread but I started reading because as a kid I got to sleep for years with a hand made quilt my grandmother made when I was little. It fit on my twin bed and in my eyes was the most beautiful thing I ever owned. It wasn't exotically made with some of the colors I see todays beautiful quilts are made from but it was mine and perfect.
I am genuinely sorry for the disrespect shown to you all buy family memebrs that seem to not really understand or appreciate the time,
love, care and endless hand work and thought that goes in to one of your quilts. In a way I understand. I do wood working as a hobby
and have made things for family that was and wasn't appreciated or cared for. It hurts when something you have invesed so much of yourself in is brushed aside as if it's any ole thing that can be had cheaply at walmart or somewhere else. They truly are priceless and I don't know how tou could even pay someone enough
for what all they put into one. Just know that some of us appreciate your skills and craftmenship tjat is put into what you create. .
The one used as a child got worn out and my mother never told me what happened to it.
Heck even if it was old and unusable, it would have meant the world to me just to have from my childhood. I truly envy people who receive
home made quilts as a gift or hand me down. I'm a man and I've always thought quilts were one of the neatest things ever. They are family heirlooms
and should he treated and respected as such. I just don't understand the indifference shown by people these days especially over something as
awesome as a hand made quilt. I bet though if they put in a forth of the time to create smething like that, their appreciation might start to come around.
If someone made me or one of my children something like that and they drug it around on the ground of drove their toys over it, I would come unglued
And it would be put away until they could truly appreciate it.
I like to sit around in the early morning with a cup of coffee and smething to wrap up in when I'm in the easy chair. I might try to see if I can find
a quilt for sale on ebay that would fit that need or even find a twin size quilt to just wrap up in. Lol.... Oh the memories.