Originally Posted by
sewgray
If they don't quilt maybe it is hard for them to imagine the finished product. I do think this happens to all of us sooner or later. If you don't get a better reaction when you take it back to them then I wouldn't make them anything else.
This seems to be an age-old complaint. The above post suggests that it may be hard to imagine the finished product. Perhaps it would have been better to give a nice card with a picture of the unfinished quilt and the promise for having it back to her within the next month. We always imagine that the recipient will be "thrilled" to see our work (ad most of the time they are) but some people just don't express their joy and appreciation in the same way. I'm sorry you were disappointed by her reaction and hope that once she sees the finished quilt, she will express her appreciation better.