Making a quilt for someone is a wonderful gift of love. BUT
BUT, take patterns you are comfortable with making and take the person with you to pick the colors or do a drawing with colored pencils.
If you include the person in the selection process you are personalizing the quilt to meet THEIR NEEDS, NOT OUR OWN.
The reason I say this is because most people have difficulty visualizing what a quilt will look like. Many beginning and even advanced quilters have issues with colors (sometimes bcuz what u want isn't out there when u want it).
I found that there is even more excitement when the reciepient is involved.
And, there always some people who aren't going to be appreciative, like my brothers. So I simply asked them to keep them for their children in the storage and wrap I included. I am not encouraged that they will ever refold or give any care but
felt everyone else had a quilt as a gift, I should make one for
them.
I made theirs out of flannel and much to my surprize they are being used all the time.