I no longer gift anything hand made with the exception of my sweet DIL. No one seems to understand the hours of time and detail that goes into making something hand made. My cousin passed away 2 months ago. Her daughter phoned me just the other day to tell me that she found my quilt in a box in a closet. Never used. I asked her what she would do with it and she said she would just keep it in the box., I told her that it was made to be used and she said that she really had no use for it.
On on the other hand, I could make a pot holder for my sweet DIL and she would use it and cherish it.
So so bottom line is try to know and understand who you are gifting to. JMHO.