What a beautiful quilt... and it will be a wonderful gift and story that will live on forever... If you think of it. write something about it with perm marker so you never forget the story. I know you think you will not but it will happen and if it is sewn to the quilt some where it will always be remembered. I made one once and just sewed the funny things we said the last time we were together and ya know when we get that out, the laughs begin all over... Hugs.