I make quilts to be used.
The first one I made however, I had thought of as being a keepsake more than a 'to be loved on' quilt. However, I quickly discovered that the young recipient felt that it was a 'to be loved on' quilt and I gladly repaired the damages (mainly due to my too scant seams and it being made from vintage fabric her mother had inherited from a deceased grandmother...hence my thought of it as being a keepsake).
Anyway, now I expect them to be loved and used. I know you can't always protect them from little brothers/sisters and the family pets!