One of my most favourite quilts (not that I have made that many) was for our middle son. It was in red, white and blue Anvil design with a dark blue border on which I quilted houses (his choice). It is stained (permanently) with marks made from when he was going through his teenage pimple stage and wore anti acne cream to bed. I feel it is a part of him and his growing up - he is now almost 30.