There is a Large ( national -- started in New York ) ( my brothers keeper) group, been around for a few years, that started the " Ugly Quilt Project" our sewing group has been making quilts for them for the past 3 years. They are Very warm, made with fabrics that are heavy, water resistant when possible and ( in the quilting world) would certainly be considered ugly. The homeless people who receive them don't think they are ugly -- they are warm and not something someone would be inclined to steal from them. There are people out there who will steal from a homeless person just because they think they have something too nice-- like they don't deserve to have it....there are all kinds of people out there. The main goal is warmth, we make them into sleeping bags. Kind of a * bag quillow* they can crawl into that rolls up, is easy to carry. & yup -- they are pretty ugly -- if you look at them like a 'quilter'.