I love making quilts. My favorite quilts are for children - mine are now 31 and 34, no grandchildren. My niece had twins 7 years ago (boy and girl) so I quilt for them, and usually make a matching pillow case. They are getting too old for the kids fabrics (and my niece has declined to have more kids) so they will be donated. Actually my niece is an Emergency room RN, so she may have a good use for them.
It used to bother me when people would tell me they let their animals get on the quilts. But then I read the Dorky Homemade Quilt Look book and it kind of put it all in perspective. I want the quilts used and enjoyed and how they do it is not my business. And if they wear them out, I can make more. I don't want them displayed or "preserved" - I want them used. If they don't like what I make that is okay too. After all, I have not been thrilled with every gift I was given either. Usually people have no idea the time and money involved in making a quilt, but even if they did, if they don't like it, the cost really doesn't matter. Our church gave me a prayer quilt when I went thru cancer treatment - it was the first time anyone had ever given me a quilt of any kind or anything hand made. I love it! It is not complicated, fabric is not the prettiest in my opinion but I love it because it was made for me. (They ask the parishioners to tie the knots and say prayers while doing it for the person receiving the quilt.)
So make the quilts you want to make, enjoy the process - keep them or give them away. Don't worry about what happens to them. People that love us will more than likely want them when we are gone - but if they don't, there is nothing we can do about it so why worry? Neither of my daughters sew, and they will not want my sewing machines, or fabric or thread or anything else but they know they are of value so will try and sell it.