Since that has happened to me more than once all I can do is give you my fix and let you run with the idea. I call those my special detail areas. I find a matching or contrast fabric, get out the fabric pens, and write a personal note for the recipient before I appliqué the patch to the quilt, or add a pretty shape, or on one daisy quilt I did, I just used a bubble bee appliqué to fix it. Get creative. Let us see what you decide. I even turned a beige patch into a bandaid!