I, too, love Charity Crafter's responce. He did the best he could with the knowledge and materials at hand. Not only does she have something made by him for her, she also has 2" snippets of memories of her aunt to help keep all the other memories close at hand.
We should never forget that some of the most prized "art" quilts are the ugliest creations ever.
Joyce888---why don't you and your sister work on it together, finish it, then donate (in your mother's name, of course) it to a charity to raffle off? Someone will love it.
BTW, two of my sisters made a quilt that they called "Naughty Knickers", not out of panties but made to look like panties and some of the blocks were pretty risque. I don't know of anyone that would every use it but it won Best in Show and People's Choice at a quilt show----held in a church! It's king size too.