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| Finished Quilt |
This past summer our daughter-in-law turned 40. For her 30th birthday my son had sent out puzzle pieces for people to write on. This year he decided to have me make a quilt for her. He sent out fabric squares to family and friends. He even included a postage paid envelope for them to return the square.
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| Our block |
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| Her parent's block |
He wound up getting 32 blocks back, including his and those of their two little guys. I found some fabric in my stash that worked well for the sashing. He came by and we arranged the squares, opting to put in blank corner ones to keep it 6 x 6.
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Cross-stitch block
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| Appliqué block with sequins |
It was fun to see all the different techniques people used to decorate their square. There was machine embroidery, photo transfers, cross-stitch, fabric pens and iron-on appliqués. I sent my son photos of sashing and border sizes. After putting it together, I then found some backing fabric in my stash. He bought the binding fabric that worked out well for both the front and back fabrics.
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| Quilting detail |
Took it to a quilter who did an amazing job working with all those different elements. Then I did the labels and binding and had it done in time for her birthday. Big thanks to my son for starting the project early so I had time to do my thing.
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| Label 1 |
I'm glad I was able to be part of this special gift.
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| Backing |
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