woody1229

My daughter goes to college in Boston (3,000 miles away!) and spent a semester in Dublin recently, and she has taken her 'special' quilt (done with a very similar philosophy as yours) everywhere she has gone. Despite the fact that it's pretty dang bulky, she is willing to ship or shlep it around because she says it brings her home, wherever she may be. It's a true comfort item, just as I had hoped and planned.

I did a sampler quilt to accomodate all the different 'fabrics of her life.' I tried to choose blocks that fit thematically with the memory/memento that the fabric represented, and to link various themes/memories within the blocks. I also quilted meaningful little symbols in the sash blocks, like musical notes, drama masks, peace signs, etc.

I think there's a picture of my daughter's 'fabric of her life' quilt in my profile. Although the meaning behind the individual blocks may not be immediately apparent, you can get the idea!