Need help with quilt design
I lost a dear friend 2 years ago to cancer. Last year her first grandchild was born, and her daughter has asked me and another friend to make a baby quilt out of some of the clothes she had saved from her Mother. I'm attaching a picture of the fabrics. The group on the right is cotton and cotton/poly blends ... jammie pants and blouses and all stripes. The group on the left is cotton knit tops. I'm frustrated because 1) I've never used stripes in a quilt and 2) I don't think I can use the cotton knits, without possibly ironing interfacing on to the backs of all fabric, and I don't know how that would hold up.
Any suggestions/comments/guidance you can offer is very appreciated. Also, the friend who is going to be "helping" me knows very little about quilts. How can I include her in this project?