We always had quilts on our beds. Never gave it much thought they were just scraps. Grandma had pieced many tops, my mom finished them and we used them.
When I got married, I didn't want my quilts from my bed, after all I got lots of blankets as gifts. So I gave mine to my sister for her children's beds.
I was an 18 year old bride that did not know the value of what I had. Now I am married 50 years and know much better. (It didn't take me all 50 years to know that, LOL)
When my mom passed, I did get several of my grandmother's tops so all was not lost.
Jean