All of the kids were home this weekend. Â It was busy-busy but lots of fun.
Each year the Waucoma firemen host a pancake breakfast. Â Hubby is a Waucoma fireman so we try as a family to come out and support the group. This year all the kids were home to help and that was neat!
I always make a quilt and it gets raffled off with the other goodies. Â This year I decided to donate one of my Moda Bake Shop quilts. Â It was the 1934 Nine Patch quilt. Â You can learn more about it and see the pattern by following this link.
The quilt went to one of the firemen. Â That was neat as I know the family will appreciate it.
It’s so hard for me to know what to donate and what to keep. Â I get guilds that ask me to do trunk shows so I do want to keep some for showing and telling…but honestly, I can’t keep all of them. Â I would rather the quilts get donated and do some good for the community. Â Do you have trouble deciding which quilts to give away and which to keep??
It is always easier to let a quilt leave the nest after I have taken a few photos. I do have one baby quilt, made 7-8 years ago that I can not give away. I love the colors, blue, rust and gold with jungle animals. I always have time to make another to give and leave this favorite in my pile.
I have no problem giving away my quilts. The creative process is what I love and it is nice to have them around for a couple of weeks to see and enjoy, then they can go after a photo session. I kept my first ever quilt as it was made for our rv and I have one other as a throw because I fell in love with it but the rest are gone or going.
I guess if I started the quilt with it being a donation quilt in my mind, than I don’t have trouble giving it away. But if I start a quilt so I can work on that pattern or those colors, then I have a harder time to give it up. Thanks for sharing.
I offer my extra quilts for sale on Etsy because they are large and I paid to have them professionally quilted. So far, I haven’t sold any, but I hope to do so.