Alie Ward

She made one for every grandkid and every great grandkid.

They say there's more than 40 of us, and we each treasure our own personalized heirlooms.

And Tiger Yudi said, oh, and buy nothing groups are a great resource.

Book Sherpa said, definitely go to a quilt show.

They're amazing.

The one closest to me, they say, raffles off small decorative quilts as a fundraiser.

I didn't know that.

You could gamble and get quilts.

Bring it on.

Xander Lee says, buying advice, go to a quilt show.

Some of the quilts on display will be for sale.

There's often a charity auction of smaller pieces.

There's almost always a raffle quilt.

They also say if you don't like any of the ones there, talk to the volunteers and organizers.

They'll point you towards local quilters who sell or make on commission.

Also, they say follow quilters on Instagram and Quilt Sky on Blue Sky because designers will announce some sample sales and other quilters post their work too.

Samantha Steelman wanted quilters to know, if you're the quilter of the family, label your quilts.

They say, my grandmother has both gifted and made for herself dozens, honestly, possibly hundreds of different quilts.

And they say it gets difficult to remember what was made for who, when, and why.

So for years, their grandmother has sewn a label on the bottom right corner of the back of the quilt with a basic format of made by, gifted to, for occasion, year, and the title of the quilting pattern.