Well, I thought I did this, but I must not have got it to go through, so I'll try again.
My name is Kim, I am 43 with 3 grown children (yeeaaahhh) I was in a near fatal car accident back in 2004 ( Some woman thought putting on lipstick was more important that paying attention to the road while speeding at 60mph through a red light and into me) This accident left me with many injuries that due to a severe metal allergy, cannot be fixed. Outwardly I look fine, but it's an illusion. But it has allowed me to find things I enjoy doing that I may not have discovered for many many years ( embroidery, quilting, photography, and cruising). I'm currently working on a braid quilt for my aunt. She always jokes about our family being crazy and diverse like a box of crayons and how she hold the box. I'm doing it in multi colors ( like crayons) and on the backing there will be special secret messages to her from me, poems about crayons and about aunts, as well as special things she has said, things she has done to touch my life, and signatures of the family. She's been through a lot health and financially so I'm hoping this shows her the love I have for her because of the love she has for us. I'm not a pro or even intermediate sewer so I'm using the pattern I saw here and taking special care and time. I'm putting a link below of the color pattern ive chosen. It will have two of these runs in each panel, separated by a large block with a letter embroidered on it, there will be 5 panels total ( so the large blocks will spell her name) and there will be a thick black border around each panel, then a thinner multicolor border with black binding. The back will be white blocks with the poems and such on them. I'm planning on hand quilting following the lines of the braids and borders, just simple criss cross like stitches ( stitches to hold our family together). Since I'm new to all of this, I appreciate tips and suggestions.
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