What a beautiful quilt. I also would choose a favorite color and border it only if you needed it larger. My mom had Alzheimers also. I wanted to pass on to anyone that your mom doesn't see often. I wrote letters to her. I lived in another state. She would experience joy in getting a letter and would read and re read them over and over. At that moment, she knew I loved her and where I was. I would always reinforce that I was happy, married and had a son. It worked so much better than a telephone call that was soon fogotten.