I have been collecting black background fabrics for an "Erin" quilt. She graduates from university with her teaching credentials in August and I want to make a quilt that tells the story of her life so far.
I have at least 8" of the 29 fabrics listed and maybe 10 more on the way. What pattern can I use to showcase the fabrics? I am OK with using sashing between the blocks.
Just so you can get an idea of what I am dealing with so far I have:
Cupcakes ( she was Poppa's little cupcake)
Volleyballs (high school sport)
Flames (she goes to Burning Man festival each summer)
Apricot poodle (like her Brady doggie)
Calico cats (like her Tabitha kitty)
Oranges (favorite fruit)
Sunflowers (favorite flower)
Frogs (her dad collected them)
Shamrocks (because she's Irish)
French Fries ( because she's a french teacher)
Sunglasses ( because she collects them)
Popsicles ( because it was her favorite summer treat)
Choir (because she belonged to SO many choirs)
Totem poles (because she lived in British Columbia for two years)
Saxophones (her instrument in school band)
Crayons ( because she still loves to use them in her art work!)
School buses ( teacher)
Pencils ( she still uses them for journal writing so she can erase the "bad stuff" after it has lost its power over her... she is a deep thinker)
Angels (obvious choice!)
Jigsaw puzzles (our favorite past time when she was a tween- teen)
Bingo cards ( she played TV bingo with her nan and cousins on Saturday evenings... a reminder of her nan...)
Dance words (she loves to dance)
Playing cards ( as an adult she loves to play a game called Wampoo)
Sneakers ( favorite footwear)
Rain boots ( #2 favorite footwear)
Chocolates ( represents me her chocoholic mother)
Seashells (represents her marine biologist brother)
Stars (she'll always be my shining star)
Words of love in french and english
I am also going to scan the fabric and print a little book that details why each fabric was used. She won't be able to take the quilt with her when she goes to France to teach in September but she can take the little book with her.