Your quilt doesn't look bad at all!! In fact, I like my quilts to look like that...it reminds me of the quilts my grandmother used to make that I loved and still love. It just has the "old fashioned" look, and I'll bet your MIL will love it!! You could try steam ironing it, but if were me, I would just gift it the way it is and not say a word. I think its beautiful!!