Originally Posted by
Kitsie
I would take a picture of the quilt top and put it in a lovely card with a note to say you are finishing it especially for them.
I agree with this. It seems that you are making it for them, so....quilt it the way you would if you were not on a 'deadline'. As for getting it to them, surely you will see them in the near future....A quilt is something personal between both giver and receiver.