My favorite quilt took 25 yrs to make!! When my son was in kindergarten he brought home drawings that of course I thought were the best art in the world. I traced them on fabric 12 x 12 squares and then hand embroidered them in the exact colors of the crayons he used. Then I put them in a box==UFO. After he left home and got married, I found them in a closet and decided to make a quilt out of them. I had 7 blocks so I picked some solids and alternated them. I used his then two year old's hand prints for the quilting pattern in the solid squares. I gave it to him for Christmas (he was 31 years old!!) It really surprised him-he had forgotten all about it; I also had his original drawings to give him, too.
Sorry this was long and rambling but it still is my favorite quilt-thanks for letting me share it with you.