I have to agree with all the comments made on this board, its the thought and the time and effort you made to put into the quilt and how it would be use by others. I often wonder at quilt shows that those that won blue ribbons were ever, ever use or if they were just a show piece on someone's wall. To me quilting is about giving and enjoying the comfort that someone thought you special enough to put forth the effort in creating one for you. That's just me and its my personal opinion...there also is an art form in quilting, but then I know a lot of artists and they don't create their work on how the judges decide who get a blue ribbon. They create their work on personal satisfaction just a a painter, or any other artist would do. Do deviate from that thought would not be considered "non-creative" and no originality to the end product. Thats just my personal feelings on the topic.