Last year, I made quilts for several family members as gifts. The reactions were varied as well, although I wasn't there when any of them actually opened them. However, on Christmas Day when I went to my parents' house, neither of them said a word about theirs. :( They won't be getting another since I guess it's not their thing.
This year, I gave my quilt that I entered in the guild's bi-annual quilt show (which won 1st place) to my in-laws. When we went to their house yesterday on Christmas Day, I was cleaning up some dishes in their kitchen when my MIL told me to come with her. She took me back to their bedroom and showed me that quilt she had already put on their bed. She said she couldn't wait to get it on her bed when she opened it. :) She then hugged me good and went and called others in the family back to look at it. Yes, I see more quilts in her future. :D