There isn't much of a quilting heritage in my family. Both of my grandmothers had those 1940's chenille spreads on all the beds in their houses, in lots of different colors. They both sewed, but they made clothes, curtains, and nothing else that I can remember. My mother's mother also did a lot of needlework (I have a very pretty pillowcase with a bluebird cross-stitch along the open edge). My other grandmother worked outside the home, so she didn't have a whole lot of time for crafty stuff.
My mom does have one quilt that my great-grandmother made. I like that it's in the family and I'll make sure it's preserved, but I don't think it'll ever be displayed, because it is mud-ugly. It's a simple 4-patch pattern in small red gingham and solid black, tied with bright yellow and green yarn. I'm sure that was just what was available to a very poor woman in very rural Indiana a hundred years ago, but... it's still ugly. *shrug*