I 100% agree with you. Giving to the less fortunate, hurt, and lonely is so fulfilling.
I usually don't make a quilt for anyone who casually asks me to make them one. I'm sure you know the type. They always specify the size they would like. "I have a queen size bed." If they knew the magnitude of their request, I don't believe they could so easily ask.
Isn't it a canundrum? Only those who quilt can fully appreciate the intensity of love in a quilt, yet they can satisfy their own quilting requirements!