I am a quilter, but my best reaction was for something else. My husband and I became good friends with a WWII veteran and widower that we met at a restaurant. Our 3 young grandchildren went with us sometimes to the restaurant. We had been friends for several years. One year his precious dog was stolen. He was broken-hearted. When our grandchildren heard this, they were devastated too. So, we decided to make him a dishtowel. We used my animal quilting stencils to outline animals on the towel and they wrote him a note that said, "Paul, we are sorry your dog is lost." When we gave Paul the dishtowel, he cried. He loved family and children. When we went to visit him later, he had the towel draped over a chair so he could show all his friends and family. He was very proud of it.
The best part of the story is that he got his dog back after several months. We were all so happy then.