Quilting for Quilters

           This brings me to another question.  How many quilts are made for quilters?  Maybe this is just my perception, and I may be completely wrong, but it seems as though quilters do not get quilts made for them.  Quilts are only made for people who do not quilt.  If a quilter wants a quilt, then their only true option is to make one for them self.  So, if no one is going to make a quilt for a quilter, how can a quilter making one for them self come out as selfish?  Being selfish for making a quilt for yourself is a theory I have never accepted, but when put this way, it really does not make sense.

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          All this pondering leads me to wonder, why don’t quilters make quilts for other quilters?  Is it because it is assumed that since a quilter can make a quilt on their own that they don’t need someone to do it for them?  While technically true, this belief looks over the fact that a quilt made for you by someone else feels far more special than any you made for yourself.  When using the gift quilt, you remember how much time and care someone took, and that you were on their mind as they did it.  That type of warmth is really hard to make for yourself. 

           Quilters, despite their ability to quilt for themselves, need to know that someone cares too. Maybe next time, when you’re looking for a project, consider making a quilt for a quilter.