panel and pictures
 

I wanted to add pictures to a quilt for a friend who will be starting chemo for breast cancer in the next couple of weeks. It was important to me to have her family in the quilt and to represent her faith somehow.

Panel, pink, green: Northcutt - part of the Stonehenge collection

Black: Moda Bella

Pictures: EQ Printables. VERY easy to work with. Printed 2 pictures per 8.5X11" sheet. Pictures were 5X7. Started out cutting them to 5.5" squares, but the group shots simply wouldn't cooperate with that. So ... adjusted as I could to fit the borders to the panels. I got my friend's daughter-in-law to send me the pictures. She did a great job of collecting a variety of parents, siblings, 3 sons and their families. Note the ultrasound. That grandboy is due in two weeks and I simply did not want him left off! The print is so clear you can read the mom's name and the date on the picture.

Pattern: made it up as I went - nothing to it - just getting those picture borders to fit to the panel- that was a bear! If I could do it again I would adjust more to avoid the extra strips I had to put in to even things out. :(

Quilting: I'm going to machine stitch around the panel and each border. Then I'll put ties in backwards - they'll tie in the back. My friend is the music teacher of a private school - she has those kids from pre-K through grade 8 and has been there long enough to have taught every child. The PE teacher is a friend of mine and she's going to lay it out on a table in the gym and have the kids tie the ties.

Backing - will be the same fabric as the cornerstones. Binding will be the backing brought around to the front.
Size: 57 X 75

I'm at the point where I think the borders are too large and the pictures are too small, but ... it's moving on from here.

It is beautiful to me. You done good on it. Something to be proud of. I know it will be cherished.

That is lovely. The combination is perfect.

What a wonderful quilt! You did a great job. Good luck to your friend on her treatment.

Wonderful gift of love.

what a beautiful quilt. I have done many photo quilts and each one is different and for different reasons. They are a great gift and I truly love what you have done.

You've done a great job and she's going to love it. Hope all goes well with her treatment

You have put a lot of thought and love into this quilt. It is truly beautiful and it is sure to be cherished. Best wishes to you and your friend.

So pretty. and such a good idea. Hope your friend does well.

the individual pics may seem small, but there are enough of them for a good balance with the border sizes. looks great!

It's very nice!! I'm sure she will love it!

You must love this friend a lot to go to this much work for her. I will pray for her recovery.

I think it looks beautiful and to have the children be a part of creating it by tying the quilt is so special.

You did an awesome job on this quilt. Your friend will be very proud of it.

wow, it's perfect!

Prayers to your friend. You have created a truly memorable quilt unique to her and it is a lovely touch to have the children knotting the ties, sort of a prayer in each knot. Beautiful quilt!

So pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you have lovingly made your friend a beautiful piece of art.....

I love that panel. It is beautiful. All of the photos just makes it that much more special. You did just a nice job on it. Thanks for sharing.

It looks beautiful.

Beautiful :)

Wow! Beautiful!! She will love holding on to that quilt during her treatments.

Gorgeous, great job!

Beautiful and tears at the same time. My mom has been gone from cancer and it seems like yesterday ~

WOW!!! Great idea :)

Absolutely beautiful. Good luck to your friend and hope she recovers soon.

That is so beautiful, and such soothing colors; you are so thoughtful to do something like this for her- she'll love it forever! Best wishes to your friend through this chemo treatment and healing afterwards;

What a beautiful quilt and very touching. I love the combination of stained glass with the family pics. Peggy

I think it looks great.

Good job! It's lovely. While I don't care much for pink, I would love this quilt if it were given to me, especially by such a good friend as you!

What a beautiful gigt

gift I can't type some days.

Wonderful quilt, I'll be praying for your friend.

I think it is perfect. It is really, really pretty.

That is amazing and will be a great comfort.

I'm not a big pink fan either, but my local quilt shop had this panel and .. that's it. My time line was too short to order anything so this was it. She raised 3 boys and now has two granddaughters so it may be time for a little pink! It's also the breast cancer color, but I didn't want to overstate that.

The school where I teach is across the street from the school where the daughter-in-law who sent me the pictures teaches. I just walked this over there and her reaction was exactly what you'd hope for. :) Now to finish it.

That is a beautiful quilt with so much thought put into it. I think she'll love the job you did and will always treasure it. Sue

What a fantastic gift. It will bring strength and a new thought about family each time she looks at it. Best of luck to her!

That is so awesome. It will be such a treasured quilt

Beautiful quilt!!