I agree with Tartan. I did a kaleidoscope quilt that by the time I was done, I was ready to give it to the cat! For the life of me I couldn't get the 8 triangles to meet up properly in the middle - some had too much fabric, others not enough so there was a hole ... EEEEEKKKK I ended up sewing buttons on all the middle pieces of the kaleidoscope just so it wouldn't fall apart!
One of my colleagues fell in LOVE with with ... and I mean she raved about it ... I gave it to her on the condition that it never be washed because it would probably fall apart.
Like you I pointed out all the mistakes, but she didn't care!