Maureen B, my Gramma used to say if you don't send a Thank you card or say thank you in some way, then you are ingrateful and should not receive a gift. I think that people who don't do this just weren't raised right. They weren't taught the values that need to be taught. It is so sad that this is what this world is coming to... Thankless!! But don't give up, do the quilts cause you like to do them. Not for the Thanks! The joy is in the creation of the work of art. And know that you will get your reward later in the here after.