A few years ago I made a beautiful quilt for my 30 yr. old step-daughter and when I saw it a year later it had 3 cigarette burns on it - she ironed a patch on them. She had a baby last year - I refused to make a quilt for her. I have made 4 quilts for my daughter and she sleeps with them every night. I just assume some people appreciate quilts more than others and leave it at that.