This reminds me of an event from when my youngest son was really little. We were at a garage sale and I spotted a Bear's Paw pillow, beautiful hand-pieced and quilted. I scooped it up and asked the woman who made it. She pointed nonchalantly to a little old lady in a chair (her mother).
I was so shocked- she would rather have 50 cents than her Mom's work. We all loved that pillow to shreds. My son still remembers that day and he is all grown up. Never thought you could learn something at a garage sale but we both did :)
Still though, as quilters we see the value. Can't expect everyone to think the way we do.