Just a note, if you are planning to machine quilt it, show them both some samples of machine quilted quilts and make sure they are OK with the look. Just saying this because the embroidered state blocks make me think of someone who is older and a more traditional quilter. These blocks were popular many years ago when hand-quilting was more common.
Machine quilting is so common these days that most people assume that is how the quilt will be finished. Make sure they (esp. the mom) do not have something else in mind, unpleasant surprises are so......unpleasant.
Last edited by ptquilts; 05-30-2012 at 02:51 AM.