I think we just need to understand that not everyone likes everything.. even precious things like quilts. As a new quilter, I keep telling myself even though I am excited about my new hobby, and there are 10 million things I want to make, I need to not assume that just because I am loving something, everyone else has to. I would ask the person that I am thinking about gifting a quilt if they would like one and if they say yes, go ahead and ask them what colors, style or whatever, if they get involved in the process, I am sure the end product will be to their liking and they will enjoy using it.