I have been there done that! I tell people wanting me to make a quilt for them that they can't afford it! I advise them to buy a quilt from Pennys or Walmart telling them it is poorer quality than mine but much cheaper! I do love to see the faces of the people I tell that they can't afford the quilts. Priceless! That being said I make quilts for my daugther to give even purchasing the fabric. She helps in the color choices and I make it. She would pay if she could. Iknow the recipents love the quilts. Luann