I had a quilt appraised - wanted to know if the family story was correct as to the time period, etc. Turns out the quilt was made in the late 1800's, was pieced by machine and hand quilted. It was a utilitarian quilt - not a thing of great beauty but my grandfather helped piece it when he was very young. It is worth about $350.00 - not a great deal of money but the history lesson was worth the price of the appraisal.