My heart goes out to you sewbizgirl, I have seen pictures of your quilts and they are gorgeous. I have 3 adult kids mid to upper forties, and they do not appreciate anything nor do they take care of what they have. When I would make something whether it was a quilt, table runner or tree skirts, they would ask me why I bother, nobody would want it much less take care of it. I did give up, I did try an make some things for them and my grandkids, but they just looked at me like I was nuts. I thought if I made them something when I was gone they would have something to remember me. But that was a fail. I tried buying the grandkids ornaments, start a collection for them, but you know what they did, played with them till they were destroyed. My kids didn't care that their kids destroyed them. So that's why I gave up.
It's just sad that people cannot understand the worth in the things we make, or the thought and love behind it.
Don't let this discourage you, keep trying. You do such great work.