i've done tons of projects merely to learn or improve upon a technique.
these projects never have an intend place or person in mind.
most of them are donated to charity and some have found their way into mine or my friends homes.
the most fun about these projects is the unexpected results because i typically use a fabric that i wasn't fond of and then i just end up falling in love with the results.
i've found that my tastes in fabrics actually changed from doing all these serendipitous projects.