my mother lived in another town and when I took my quilt "album" to show her some of what I had done early on she was not impressed...I got a "oh thats nice". When moving to a condo she unearth some applique tulip blocks she had done for me for a baby quilt that never got done..she handed me the bag and said these are so ugly, (buttonhole stitched with black thread which was normal ?? years ago) I said sure and made a quilt for her on her 85th birthday and she actually cried. She loved it and kept it and when she passed away my DS gave it back to me...it is a great keepsake...never know elderly reaction at any given time...(mine either I guess LOL