Givingand
receivinga
handmadequilt
is a verybonding
experience
́n yon ewhoha sever
givena quiltaway or
recei vedon ea sa gi ft
kn owswha ta mea n i ngful
excha ngei t ca nbe.Qui l t
gi vi ng i s un i que
feellikeI’minfusingthatquiltwith
love.It soundscorny,I know,but
I reallybelievequiltsarethemost
personalgiftyoucanmake
someonespecial.
Oncethatlove-infusedquilthas
founditsnewhome,whathappens
then?Evenmoretogetherness
becausequiltsarecreatedfor
snuggling.Theyliterallybringus
closer!(I knowthisfromrecent
experiencebecauseI justtried
sharinga babyquiltwithtwomoms
duringa particularlychillyplaydate
andit definitelybroughtour
friendshiptoa newlevel).
In theaveragelifespanofa quilt,
thesamepieceofpatchworkcould
wellhavebeena partofdozens of
relationshipsandwitnessto
thousandsofmemories.Quiltsare
greatcommunitymembers
because,likeourfavouritepeople,
theydon’tjudge,andtheygiveoff
warmthwithoutanyrequirements.
I cansafelysaythatwecould all use
more of that in our lives.SUZY QUILTS
groupyourself!I liketocallthem
supportgroups,crafttherapy
groupsor,recently,“mummy’swine
time”.There’sjustsomethingabout
creatingsidebyside that binds
peopletogether!Meaningfulexchange
Eventhementionofquiltscan
conjureupa lotofwarmfeelings.
Butwhenthelastbitofbindingis
stitcheddownandthequiltis
completed,that’swhenthingsget
really,reallygood.Anyonewhohas
ever given a quilt away, or receivedoneasa gift(andI hopethereare
manyofyououtthere!)knowswhat
a meaningfulexchangeit canbe.
Quiltgivingis uniquebecauseboth
quiltmakersandquiltreceivers
spenda lotofquality time with
thesamequilt.
Quiltsareoftenmadewith
incrediblepersonaltouches,from
thefabricchoicetohand-stitched
messages.If I ammakinga quiltfor
a specificperson,I trytodedicate
sometimeduringeverystageof
theprocesstothinkingaboutthe
recipient of the quilt. It makes mesuzyquilts.com
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