I have a friend who has asked me to make a quilt for her sister, who is in Stage IV cancer. She'd like some sort of quilt that will allow space for family members to autograph it. I suggested a double Irish chain originally because of the big white squares leaving a lot of room for messages, but she decided she didn't like that -- she doesn't want the signatures to overwhelm the quilt, but just to be a part of it.

So, any ideas? I'm planning on making a lap quilt, and so far the fabrics she has in mind are:

- white (for the signatures)
- black with a pattern
- pink breast cancer ribbon fabric, with black swirls
- some sort of brown and pink fabric (not sure how this is going to look with the other colors, but she gets to pick!)

Any ideas?