i have made "to order" only one quilt and the personwho wanted it made was planning to put that quilt in a raffle. well, i did not have a problem with it going to the raffle-it was for a good cause. the problem i did have was that i was not paid nearly what i should have been paid..but, well that was okay too..it was for a relative of mine that i love dearly. the really big problem that i had with this quilt was that i literally tortured myself making decisions like colors, size, quilting patterns, appliques? and the buyer was of course no help in these simple but complex matters. the quilt turned out nicely and everyone liked it and it made a good bit of money in the raffle. i will never torture myself like that again..it was worse than writers block. these days i do not make quilts to order for anyone. they either like what i do and have on hand at the price that i set or they don't.