This happened to me. I made a whole cloth shadow trapunto baby quilt and it was sooo pretty. I kept thinking of two things... one, I wanted to teach a class for this and having this "sample" would be a good idea. And two, I have made baby quilts (all hand quilted) for all 7 grandchildren on my husband's side, and his DD and DIL never react like they love the quilts or appreciate them. Example: my husband's daughter asked if I would make a "cars" twin sized quilt for her 4 yr old if she bought the fabric or I could buy it and she would pay me back. I made it, and a matching pillow case, mailed it, emailed her the cost of materials, and she never mentioned it. Never paid me, never told me she got it, never thanked me, never said if he liked it or not, etc. So, I kept the baby quilt that I loved and made another one for the new baby, and hand quilted it! I tried not to be resentful, (not the baby's fault) but it's hard to put so much work into quilts that are not appreciated.