My family members do not properly appreciate quilts, so I understand what you are saying about inspiration. I decided awhile ago to simply make quilts for my own enjoyment of making quilts. Only when I get to the very end of a quilt do I need to decide what to do with it -- keep it for myself, place it in the family room, put it into storage, give away to someone, or give away to charity. On my bucket list are a couple of "masterpiece" applique quilts that I intend to leave for my daughter, but I haven't started on those yet. In the meantime I am simply making a quilt or two at a time that interests me. Currently I'm working on a red and gray churn dash quilt from stash, because I had the Go! die for it and I've never made a churn dash before. Don't even know how big it will end up. I kind of like the colors, so I am thinking I may make it for myself to curl up in on the sofa during winter tv sessions. Meanwhile, I have a number of UFO's in plastic boxes that I will finish as the mood hits me. Except for the masterpiece quilts, I am not worrying anymore about where my quilts end up.
Some people find their passion making charity quilts. I find that doing charity quilts long-distance, where I do not personally interact with the people who receive the quilts, does not work for me. Years ago I used to tutor reading for free (I am trained and certified in two very good methodologies) and discovered that something that is free is often not valued. So, for me, it is very difficult to send quilts off into the great unknown of charitable giving. I would rather pack a quilt into the car and offer it to a panhandler I have seen multiple times on a street corner. Maybe it would get traded for cigarettes or booze, but at least I would have the personal interaction involved in giving.
It ***is*** possible to quilt simply for your own enjoyment. It was a transition for me to go from quilting for others to quilting for my own enjoyment, but I find that it works. If I thought my family would throw away my quilts, I would leave them all in my will to a good friend to dispose of as she sees fit. While she may not understand quilts, she would understand what they meant to me, so she would take care that they were not thrown away. Worst case, she would give them away. And chances are *someone* would appreciate one of my quilts. I do think it's important to put my name and date somewhere in the quilt in case years from now they want to find out more about the quilt maker. That is enough for me to keep quilting, since I enjoy the process anyway.