I gave one to my boss...with his college school colors. I even put some iron on patches so it was very personalized. I spent about 9 months on it and sent it around his birthday and waited to hear from him.
Nothing..I kept waiting..nothing. So I emailed him, "uhh did you get it?" He replies: "oh yes, it was very thoughtful". I'm like okay. He is a man of so many words and an artist and a lover of all things art, we talk all the time, sooo WTF!?
Fast forward a few weeks. He is giving an interview and I see the quilt lying on the back of his couch nicely folded. A few clips in (footage shot the next day) I saw it bundled up on the couch (like it was used). I was SO happy.
You just never know how they're gonna react. But I do know he loves it. Even if he never said so.