I was determined to make quilts for all of my loved ones so when I was quilting in the here after they would have something made with love to remember me by. I appliqued a king size water bed quilt and gave it for Christmas a few years ago. I then found out that within months their dog and cat had chewed hundreds of holes in it. I have since decided that I get the joy of making the quilt and once its given away I have no control over what happens to it and do not become hurt if it is destroyed.