I've only made one quilt for a wedding gift, and it was well received. I would never make a quilt for someone not a family member or a very dear friend. I do think someone who does not know the difference between a "blanket" and a "quilt" is a little bit uninformed! I have made quilts for my sisters, and we're all old enough to remember helping our mother tie quilts when we were about 10-12 years old! My grandmother on my Mom's side of the family made quilts, hand-pieced quilts. We all still have some of the beautiful quilts my grandmother made.