Medicine quilts

[Spring Bird]

Does anyone have a "special" quilt that they cuddle when they are sick?

When I start to feel under the weather I pull out the simple nine patch quilt that my grandmother quickly stitched up to give to my mother. This was truly made with love, Dad is Grandmother's son. I recognize pieces of fabric that had been saved from clothing over the years. When Mom passed I brought the quilt to my home and cuddle in when I need comfort to fight off a cold or just a bad day.

[Deegles]

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I had a quilt that I was supposed to get in the divorce made by my grandmother. My ex husband took the quilt and I thought it was gone forever. One day it turns up on my doorstep in a garbage bag wet. I washed it. And it deteriorated and became too thread bare to use again. I tried to take it apart to make a smaller version but the threads could not hold a stitch and would tear because of the oxidation in the bag wet.
Now, the good thing about your thread post, I had never really given this much thought about the quilts I make and gift. But I bet one day when I am gone, my family members will be comforted as I surround their shoulders on their ill days. A hug from beyond! And this year my son went to college and I gave him a very thread bare quilt as I am not wanting to let a good one go yet. He recently was sick. I will have to ask him if he cuddled in it because I could not be there. This makes me smile so that all of us quilters are loving without being there!!!!

[jjkaiser]

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Yes I do too. And of all the fancy quilts in my house my go to when I am feeling bad is just a plain old fashioned patchwork quilt, just squares all sewed together, not even a 9-patch or a special design.

[KPH]

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My quilt of many colors is my favorite to snuggle up with in front of the TV when I'm feeling bad.

[Carlie Wolf]

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My go to quilt is the Northcott flannel wolf quilt I did because it reminds me of Carlie..and it's so snuggly and warm.
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Sometimes if I'm downstairs waiting for something to cook I'll toss the Lattice Sunflower quilt which was the first I had ever made over my legs while reading a book.

[chelea]

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I made a minky quilt for my granddaughter when she was a baby and she calls it her magic quilt because she says it makes her feel better when she's sick. She's 6 years old.

[NanaMaggie]

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Oh I do like the "medicine quilt" name! May i steal it?? The grandkids like to curl up with a scrappy pinwheel when they don't feel good. It was made from swap blocks many years ago - it is nearly threadbare now. My favorite is one my quilting buddies made for me when my Mom passed away. It is always a huge hug when i need one.

[Georgie Girl]

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Bought Campbell soup material for my daughter's first apartment windows. She moved before I got them made so I made a quilt for when her family isn't feeling well. It turned out really cute.

[Bubby]

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I have two old family quilts that I snuggle in when I feel sick. When I was in the hospital a couple years ago I took one with me.