I have only asked for one quilt back. I made a wholecloth quilt for my nephew when he got married. After five years his wife filed for divorce and I asked for the wholecloth quilt back. She begrudgingly returned it to me and I put a different label on it and sent it to the nephew it was made for. The reason I asked for it back was because it was made out of a designer sheet that had belonged to his mother before she died of cancer. The ex knew what the quilt meant to my nephew and wanted to keep it to hurt him.
My daughter gave me a quilt back that I made for her because it was not her cup of tea. It was made with purple roses and she hates purple. I had it with me mending it when I took a sociology class and the male instructor when gaga over the quilt! He adored purple and said it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. I asked if he would give it a good home and he couldn't believe his luck! He was from Sweden and had been through a real loss and was so greatful for the quilt. Now ten years later that my daughter has given up her goth ways she asked if she could have the quilt back and she was horrified I had found a home where it is loved and cherished. I still get a Christmas card from the teacher each year updating me on how much he loves the quilt!