I think quilters are about the nicest people on earth. I have gone through chemo and radiation for three months earlier this year and during therapy I liked the blankets at the hospital because they are flannel and they put them in the microwave and warm them. But when I got home, I loved my zebra fleece blanket that I used everyday. I was like a baby when I had to wash and dry it, waiting to wrap it around me again. ah, I think there was more to that blanket than the blanket. But I think a nicely made one from a friend would be the best!