Ah, Bless you, your not alone. We live in a culture that makes everything with massive machines so they look perfect and that expectation is then put upon us when we try to emulate a mass produced product with out own creativity and our hands. Forget it! Quilts are a craft. They are not perfect. We aim for 1/4 inch seams and points that aren't cut off. A wee bit of imperfection shows that it was crafted by a person not a machine. Don't like free motion? Then don't. Straight stitch on the diagonal, do wavy stitching, do channel stitching. Build yourself a short list of quilting that you like and use it. Keep after the FM, it does get better but never perfect.
Who to give quilts to? Consider your circle of friends, people who just bless the socks off you because of their kindness or long friendships or years of providing a service to you, hair dresser, insurance agent, neighbor who shovels your walk for instance. Giving a quilt is a way of acknowledging their place in your life. Some of my most fun has been surprising folks, a small group at a time with a quilt. When I retired, I gave each of my colleagues a quilt at our last staff meeting. Surprise! It was such fun.
Love your quilting and enjoy each new pattern and each new attempt at 1/4 in seams and really pointy points.
