Our son is getting married in May, and future daughter-in-law asked for a quilt ( which I had already told her I was going to make for them) to be signed at the wedding. We discussed signing the front, or the back, and which way she would be happier with. She chose to have the signatures on the backing. We found a batik with dark and light blacks and grey, with room in lighter spaces for the signatures. We then shopped stash of batiks and she chose her colors and pattern. Of course I only showed her patterns I thought I was capable of making. I haven't tried set in seams. paper piecing a larger quilt, or using many many pieces like some of the gorgeous quilts many of you show on here.
She was happy and so was I. Nearly finished it, just working on some daisies we decided it needed appliqued as she loves them, and they will be her flowers.