Hello again. The quilt I just finished this Christmas was along the lines of a picture frame block. My 7 yr old neice wanted a cat on a horse but decided that cats on one side & horses on the other was okay. Found all kinds of cat prints/activities & fussy cut them into 5 inch blocks. Framed with a 1 inch white strip the a 2 inch colored strip. Each block had different colored strips. The back was a fleece print of running horses.
The 'cheater quilt' that my sister referred to was a piece of white material with a printed cross stitch design/saying with preprinted quilt lines. Even made a sm cut in the material when cutting a thread so covered it up with a satin heart. Her daughter still has it 24 yrs later & cherishes it.
Currently ready to start another quilt--have the different sized pieces cut out & ready to sew. Sticking to straight edges right now. Will wait until I've done a few more before delving into curved lines & triangles. I know I will have questions then. Thanks for all the encouragement.