If it washes nice you should really try it before giving it away, get some light weight fusible either batting or just a iron on stabilizer and make a square, even if it is a 4 patch, you might be surprized and like it. might make a nice table runner or something xmasy, depending on what color you have. wow lame, that is a word I haven't heard in years and have forgotten what it feels like, soft I bet.