Koriana

My son started this quilt in 2001 at age 11, but put aside the pieces because he was frustrated by its imperfections (& he hated the seam ripper as much or more). I came across it while cleaning my sewing room and decided that I would finish it for his first child. I had many ideas about what to do with the pieces but no clear vision...I wanted to maintain the work he'd done while creating something that he would be proud of...my son seemed open to many of the ideas I tossed his way, so I asked the board for advice about whether to fix or not fix his childhood errors. Thanks to all for the advice...in the end, I decided to fix the bad seams and complete the quilt as my son had originally envisioned all those years ago. I have drawn and hand painted the label which will be the focal point of a simply pieced back. I'm calling the quilt "Together" because my son and I did this project together and now he and his daughter are together (not to mention the fact that this quilt is finally together). The label briefly tells the story of the quilt in a heart shape to represent the love of a family. It also includes the images of both an adult and juvenile sea horse symbolizing mother-son, child-man, and father-daughter. My son leaves this morning for basic training(USAF) and I want to have the quilt completed for his graduation ceremony. I'm proud of my son's decision to serve and know that times of separation will be hard for his family and that's another reason I wanted to finish this project now.
The first four pictures show my son's work (what I inherited) followed by the completed top and the label.