How "needy" are the recipients? My church circle gets donations of fabric that we cannot use in the quilts we make so we give it to another church that makes quilts for homeless. Whether or not the quilts are ugly is of no concern, rather will they keep someone warm. And if some one barfs on the quilt, it can be tossed. On the other hand if the quilts are for children being placed in foster homes then by all means, the quilts should be very nice.