Dee cares nothing about the history of the quilt or her grandmother who sewed it, the woman for whom she was named. To Dee, it represents a "priceless" piece of art to hang on the wall. Maggie, however, values the quilt because it was made by her grandmother whom she remembers with love.
In giving the quilt to Maggie, . Dee's values are condemned. In rejecting her personal heritage in favor of a different identity, Dee had lost an important part of her life that she was too foolish to even miss.