I am so sorry that this happened. How sad
I am the caretaker of a quilt that was made by my great, great grandmother (I'm 66). It is over 150 years old. It is a Lone Star, hand-quilted, and vegetable died. It has 2 holes that may be mouse holes from the looks of them. It was kept in tact by storing it between cotton mattresses. It has been passed down from daughter to daughter all these years.
I plan to pass it to my daughter when the time comes. I have a great fear that someday it will be passed down to someone who doesn't understand it's significance and it will wind up as a 'cast off.' Scares me just to think that. So I understand your being upset.