I would like to be thanked, and would like the recipients to enjoy the quilts. I've made a bunch of baby quilts that I never heard a word about, never saw them in use, and wondered if they were just stuffed in the closet. That is not why I would go to all the trouble and expense to make a quilt and give it away. I gave one to a lady down the street who had a baby at the same time two others had them. I finally heard this past Halloween that it was the kid's favorite blankie, he had been carrying it around for over 4 years, his mother finally acknowledged that it was important to them. I know new moms are busy, but a little thank you would be nice. I am making them for the hospital and I know they will be used, and made them for the foster kids, and heard that they were appreciated and loved. I see my own grandkid using theirs now.

I have given a lot away because I am practicing my quilting skills to improve so I can get to the point where my work could be sold. I am about to the end of the donation phase of my quilting life, and am ready to move on to becoming a vendor. How exactly that will happen, I'm not sure yet, but I'm going to give it a shot!