I have given quits to people I work with because I want to. When someone asks me to make a quilt, depending on the size requested I mention I would charge 10.00 and hour and looking at min of 40 hours plus cost of fab/batting. That usually turns them off.
I also say quilts I make are suprise gifts and I get too nervous doing consignment quilts.
I've given 30 quilts to people at work for various reasons: first baby, divorce, difficult Christmas, first apartment, cancer comfort quilts, cleaning lady who works her butt off for us, gal moving to Maine from NM...now she really needed a quilt and long underwear too, etc. Don't do anyting for first grandchild. Don't know the mom...won't do the quilt.
Do I sound cranky? Just want to make sure the quit I give away will be used and appreciated. 9 times out of 10 the reciepeint tears up...and so do I!