I made 2 large quilts for my nephew and his fiancee and sent them to the kids at their grad school in Indiana in the fall. My nephew had requested a quilt as his college graduation present, and wanted it in his school colors. Well, a month went by and I called his mother, my sister, to see if they had received the quilts. Several days later I got a phone call from the nephew saying thank you and that they loved the quilts. I was a bit hurt at the delay because I spend many hours and quite a bit of money (both backed with yards and yards of red Minkee!)and the fact that I never heard from the fiancee.
Well, here's the end of the story...the kids travelled to Pittsburg just before Christmas to see the fiancee's family, and they took both quilts to show her mother and grandmother. I was so surprised! Apparently the family raved about how beautiful the quilts are. The next thing I know, I received a framed photo of the kids on the sofa with their quilts. I was SO HAPPY to know that they liked their quilts. Sometimes we just don't know how much it means to someone when we give a gift like that.