Originally Posted by
misskira
Soft, cuddly, washable, and in a color scheme and pattern that would be comforting to the recipient.
EXACTLY!!! It doesn't matter the pattern, or the price of the fabric, what matters is that you took the time to make something personal for the person you are giving it too.
I'm a cancer patient. Stage 4 Breast Cancer, I've been fighting for the last 4 years. That's what matters most to me about the quilt my friend and her daughters made for me. I taught them all to quilt one summer when the girls were in elementary school. The oldest is now a freshman in college. The quilt is just your basic string quilt using scraps from all the different quilts we have made together since that first summer. The backing and batting is are old cotton sheets.
YOU matter. The feelings you have for your SIL MATTER. Being there when things get ruff MATTER
Nothing else does.