I have heard stories of people telling their family that if they don't want a quilt that was given as a gift, or if they used it and didn't want to use it anymore that they would like you to give it back to them. I am horrified by that. Over the years, I've struggled with the idea that my quilts would be misused but finally decided (after visiting my sister and finding the shamrock quilt that I hand-quilted being used as a blanket for the dog) that once it was out of my hands, the giftee could use it, give it away or whatever, I wouldn't be offended by it. I mean, what do people do with a whole closet full of their own quilts? I love to make them, it's a passion and I love to give most of them away....it's what I do. My daughter told me the thing she loves the most about me is that if the baby is going on the floor, I take the quilt off the back of the couch and toss it on the floor to protect the baby....I feel the same way about putting a quilt on the grass....it's what I make them for.