I made my son a quilt for high school graduation. It was late. It followed him around for several years and I suspect it was washed in beer more than once. Agfter he got married they adopted a puppy who managed to chew through to 4.5 in sqaure patches. It took me a long time (waiting for that puppy to stop teething) But even though I still had material for the missing patches I replaced one that was a mottled blue solid with a blue with dog bones printed on it.
I quilted the 5'x10' patch by SID and a large dog bone in the center. Now he doesn't show off the quilt nearly as much as he does the patch.