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Re: Handmade gifts
By: Jem Date: February 15, 2019, 9:44 am
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[quote author=Rho link=topic=994.msg26021#msg26021
date=1550206091]
One time I was talking to DH about a quilt as a wedding gift for
freinds son. DH suggested I not put so many hours into a gift
for a couple we didn't know well. He was SO wise---marriage
lasted about 1 year.
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I don't think the length of the marriage has much to do with it,
really. It is more that it doesn't make sense to put a lot of
time and effort into making a gift for people you do not know
well, when you don't know that they would like and appreciate
your efforts.
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Re: Handmade gifts
By: STiG Date: February 15, 2019, 9:49 am
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I make baby blankets in primary colours. I always tell the
recipients that I intended for them to be floor blankets because
I made them out of washable yarn. And I always include a ball
band with the washing instructions.
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Re: Handmade gifts
By: gmatoy Date: February 15, 2019, 10:31 pm
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[quote author=Kimpossible link=topic=994.msg26036#msg26036
date=1550238832]
It would be extremely helpful to tell the recipient how the
homemade gift should be cared for, cleaned, and/or preserved.
Lots of people have no idea how to take care of something like a
handcrafted baby blanket. That kind of uneasiness can lead to a
gift going unused.
This is going to sound fun, but I would appreciate being told to
actually use (rather than save) a pretty quilt. Please tell me
if I'm intended to put this on my bed or if it should be made
into a wall hanging. I guess I'm a silly person who keeps things
for good rather than putting them to daily use.
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My grandmother made a "wedding" quilt for everyone of her
grandchildren. The quotes are because she realized that she
might not be around when some of her grandchildren got married
and got them made and given to each of us. I told her once that
I loved my quilt and that the only time it was off our bed was
if temperatures reached 100+ %. She was delighted and told me
that using it is the biggest compliment you can give someone who
has made you a gift. So . . . consider yourself told! ;D ;)
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Re: Handmade gifts
By: Aleko Date: February 16, 2019, 2:33 am
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DH and I had an elderly family friend who we loved and who loved
us. Late in life she took up art pottery, and on two occasions
gave us an item that was both not only truly hideous but quite
without any useful function. One got broken in a house move
(utterly unintentionally, but we were actually grateful to be
able to junk the fragments with a clear conscience), but the
other we still have. Our friend is many years dead now, and
every time we sort our house for a throw-out this misbegotten
item comes to the surface; we look at it; and we just can't
bring ourselves to take the fruits of R's creative labours to
the dump.
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Re: Handmade gifts
By: STiG Date: February 16, 2019, 11:51 am
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Aleko, do you have a garden? Is there anyway the item could be
used in the garden as a planter or for a bird or butterfly bath?
Have it be useful and not make you feel guilty.
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Re: Handmade gifts
By: Aleko Date: February 16, 2019, 12:32 pm
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[quote]Aleko, do you have a garden? Is there anyway the item
could be used in the garden as a planter or for a bird or
butterfly bath? Have it be useful and not make you feel
guilty.[/quote]
It''s not really a suitable shape for either - it's a big
shallow fruit bowl - and wouldn't look well anywhere in our tiny
garden, which is more of an extended patio. But this afternoon
DH and I came up with the idea of hanging it on the wall of our
cellar, above the workbench, as a keepsake of our friend and a
reminder not to make anything on that bench that we don't, in
the words of William Morris, "know to be useful or believe to be
beautiful".
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