I made -- hand sewed and hand quilted -- a lovely quilt for my MIL who I greatly admired. She treasured it.
She was always afraid that when she died in bed at home, the neighbors would come in and steal it off her dead body. (Remember the movie "never on Sunday"?? ) So every time she felt 'poorly" she would give it back and a couple weeks later I would return it to her. This went on for 20 years until she went into assisted living and I kept it. When she died, I thought a long time about who to pass it on to -- My DH was her only child and he pre-deceased her by 10 years.
My children had theirown quilts and the GDs were not interested in that sort of thing. I gave it to my sister who has children and grandchildren who will treasure it and pass the story on to their children. My sis has it on her bed now.
Mim