I'm sure the owners appreciate being able to use it. Though I have to admit the first thing that ran through my head is why wasn't it hand quilted. But, like Eddie, I don't hand quilt much so it wouldn't have gotten done:> And it looks like hand quilters weren't beating their door down to work on the tops. I would have to think that as "antiques" go, a finished, beautiful quilt would be worth more to the owners than a top hidden in a drawer.