The only time I ever changed my mind about giving a quilt to someone was a few years ago when my husband's neice had her first baby. I had once foolishly told her that I sometimes found vintage fabric for my quilts in older clothing at thrift shops.
When she was "expecting" she told me to please not make her a quilt using "dead people's" clothes. If I wanted to make her baby a quilt it had to be made with freshly purchased, new fabric.
I gave her a gift that I purchased for her, but it wasn't a quilt. I have felt funny about her ever since.