Don't make any thing for them. Instead go to the quilt store and pick us some of the new fabric fat quarters for them. Nothing is better for a quilter than a set of new Fat quarters. This is what my husband would do and I always looked forward to the gifts. The ladies at the Quilt store would put the collections together for him and this year when I stoped by the shop they asked me where he was and I let them know that he had passed away. They told me the stories of him comming in and having them pick out the new fabric collections for me. They will miss him too.
Try this for a quilter on your list.