I have gifted all the quilts I have not kept for myself, except one. I was requested to make a quilt for a silent auction and was told I would be given a letter for tax purposes as to the value so it could be used as a deduction on our tax return. I thought that would be fair and it was for a cause I support, so I made the quilt. It was a throw, machine pieced, STD with my DSM and embellished with some other stitching. I also took time to hand sew the binding and some beads. When I turned it over, they said thanks, asked what the value was (I told them between $250-$300) and what I thought the starting bid should be (I suggested at least $50-$75). To my great surprise, I received a letter several weeks later stating that my donated quilt, which they valued at $100 for tax purposes, had started at $25 and finished at $60! The next year when they asked me to make another quilt for the auction, I had to decline. I enjoyed making the quilt, had no problem donating my time and materials and wanted it to be a good money-maker for this group, but they undervalued it because it was "home-made" and not a purchased item with a price tag attached.