Aw, she will love this as much as you do I'm sure. Your love comes through over and over in this beautiful touching quilt. I'm sorry for the loss of your brother and her father. Thank you for telling how many ties you used. I never get lucky enough to find colourful pretty ties for less then $5 at my thrift shops but I'm going to start stockpiling them because I can find 12 or 13 to use. I'll just start saving them now. Your niece will enjoy her quilt.