My husband snatched a Bento Box quilt I was making for charity-- in lavender, purples and blues, no less! So don't assume you know what they like until they tell you.
I made a Civil War log cabin quilt for one of my grown sons, and a quilt with large churn dash blocks made out of old shirts for the other. No "pictures" on any of them.
The best thing to do is find out what they like before starting.