I gave one of my grandsons a quilt with airplane appliqued on it for his 6th birthday. I was at his house and his mother mentioned it needed repaired. The appliques were coming off. When I told him I would have to take it home to fix it, he said, "But Granny, I have slept with that every night since you gave it to me!" I did repair the applique and the binding. He was then 20 years old. I made a new, bigger quilt and mailed it to him. Love that boy!