Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
Oh I love my mother in law dearly and the more the quilt sits on the bed the more I'm diggin' it! It's got attitude:))
I'm so glad your mind and heart made a turn in the direction it did! Your pictures show a 'seriously' scrappy quilt with a lot of charm. Maybe not to everyones liking but who cares except for your MIL and you. If you haven't already, may I suggest that you ask her about some of the materials used to make it. Alot of these types of quilts have warm memories of old sun dresses, first day of school, etc. These stories, if there are any could possibly make the quilt that much more loved. Try a black border. If you already added the turquoise, cut it back to 1.5 or 2" and add a 5 or 6" black border. Just lay a piece of black next to the edge and see what that does!