My husband has a quilt his grandmother made for him when he was 12.. he is 51 now. It is tied with yarn and still looks great. And it gets used a lot! It is all blue and flannel and when the kids were small they called it Blue Blankie. Dad would pull it out and wrap them up in it when they were sick. It was a big deal and to this day my 2 teens want it when they feel bad! LOL! Barb C