Despite what we might hope regarding the long-term future of any quilt we make ...
Despite the cost of materials ...
Despite the intricacy ...
Despite the workmanship ...
Despite the love and care we invested in making it ...
It is not an heirloom just because we hope it will be or think it should be.
It is not an heirloom until we (or the person we give/sell it to) are/is dead and it's left to somebody.
I could spend $2,000 and 5 years making the most beautiful quilt ever seen by human eyes.
I still wouldn't refer to it as an heirloom, or as "heirloom quality".
I could only say that I intend to leave it to somebody and I hope they will love it, keep it, and pass it on when their time comes.
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