Last Christmas, my daughter convinced me to make a quilt for her boyfriend's mother. I had some blocks from a class that I was not "particularly" fond of and could part with them easier than with others. So, I made the quilt and it turned out very beautiful in the end. I later asked my daughter if the recipient would allow me to enter it into a show. She did allow this and when I picked up the quilt, she said "my dog had her puppies on it so it might need washing"........Like others have said, quilts sometimes are not as treasured by those who don't labor over making them......