What should one do if one is given something that one dislikes?
There have been many threads from heartbroken makers of quilts that they have given to recipients that did not appreciate the gift.
Maybe some ways to avoid that?
I know sometimes one wants to surprise the giftee - and it is disappointing to get an "Oh, thanks" after spending hours and hours of time and hundreds of dollars on materials. If one even gets that!
Is it better to ask first and see if the person really wants a quilt?
On the other hand, if one asks - and is planning on making a couch size and the person says - I want a to-the-floor king size quilt - YIKES!
I don't know the answer. I do know that I have on occasion received things that were in the "Thanks for thinking of me, but you REALLY should not have given me that" category.
As I've gotten (much) older, I have learned to recognize love and thought (or lack of!) in a gift.
How would you want a giftee to respond to an item that they really don't care for?
(I do put some responsibility on the giver to try to learn ahead of time if the giftee is "worthy" of getting a quilt and what the giftee might actually like and use.)