Here is a link to the pattern that I loosely used:
http://www.cherryblossomsquiltingstu...-giveaway.html. Don't you love her quilting?
To answer "love to sew", I just used a tight zigzag stitch, almost like a satin stitch. Not knowing how it is going to be used since it is a gift, I wanted to make sure it will hold up to multiple washings. If she uses it as a wall hanging, then a looser zigzag would have been fine.