I handquilted a wedding gift for my secretary, 5 years later went to her house to see her new son, and there was the quilt lining the dog bed! Now I have dogs and love them dearly, and they sleep on my "mistakes", but I learned an important lesson that day.
I do not and never will give to anyone who does not know and appreciate the work that went into it. Only my immediate family gets handwork, everyone else gets machine.
End of story.