Most of the quilts I make are given as gifts to family members or friends that I feel will love them and use them as much as I do. The few that I do keep are used when someone visits and wants to cover up or snuggle with one. I am not saving any for future generations as I am giving them to the present generation so I can see them used and enjoyed.
In the last few years, we have disbanded my Mother's and my Mother-in-law's homes. Both had way to many things they were saving for that special day and/or person, however, there were no labels or list to say who should receive them and no information to tell us who made the item or the history of several quilts, antique pieces of jewelry and furnitue. So, if you are going to save things for the next generation, please make a list of the items, state the person you want to receive it and provide a brief history of it. Otherwise, it may go to the wrong person, be put into a garage sale or donated to a local charity. Or, if it's something you do not use any longer and you just have it tucked away, get it out and gift it to the person now so you can see them enjoy it.