HeatherQuilt - what a beautiful and non-antagonizing way to figure out who would appreciate your quilts! Your idea makes it painless for all involved - wish I had thought of it, but glad you shared it with us!
I have to admit that, in my younger years, I had possession of a quilt made by my husband's grandmother that I didn't appreciate. I had been given the quilt by his mother, who had not taken care of it, and I continued the bad treatment. I did not know at that time what it takes to make a quilt, and the love that goes in to it. Not a day goes by now that I don't think of that quilt, and wish to heaven's that I had known what I really had. I apologize to Grandma Hutchison in Heaven- and have to live with the knowledge that I didn't take care of her quilt. I always think of this when I hear about others who don't appreciate homemade quilts. I was this way out of ignorance, not out of irreverance, and I'm sure many others are the same.
Your idea to weed out the ignorant is fantastic!