I agree with the thoughts here, if it is usable and warm and able to meet the needs then ugly is just a opinion.
My quilting group makes quilts for the local VA hospital. (I am a Vet and really see the appreciation from the receivers)
My husband wanted to learn how to make a quilt to give to the VA hospital. So I helped him with the basics. The rest was up to him. I thought how I would never put those colors together, but kept my opinion to myself. I saw the work put into it. I saw him get his stitches right, working to make it his best.
On Christmas Morning I opened that quilt! I don't have to tell you that it is now one of my very favorite quilts. It was made with love and knowing the work he put into it made it all the more special to me.
He said he wanted me to have something that I could appreciate and also to understand how others felt when they received a gift I made. My perspective from Ugly to beautiful changed in an instant.