If I had made it, I'd use it for the dogs then pitch it when it was worn out. But I have one my grandmother made for me completely by hand that I wore out using as a bedspread. I have decided to cut it up and use part of it under my 'new' vintage sewing machine. It will remind me of my precious grandmother daily. It doesn't do that in the closet. More sections will be framed for my children to have. I may make my oldest daughter a pillow for her new house. Rebuilding after a fire means everything in the house is new and this one was an antique collector. She needs some things with some history.