Mom and Me project

While at the Quilt, Sewing, Craft show in January, Mom and I saw this great looking quilt at the Crooked Nickle booth.

A quick text message pix to Kelly Sue for input, and Mom decided to buy the pattern to make Ryan's graduation quilt.  The whole thing was to be assembled on a fusible grid, so she bought that as well. During the assembly of her last quilt with blocks set on the point, she had gotten so frustrated.  With this in mind, I thought this seemed a good way to go. However, before we had even left the show, she was making me promise to help her do this new method.

Two days later Mom had Kelly Sue and I out fabric shopping.  It was Superbowl Sunday...her favorite quilt shop was running a special and the place was hopping.  It took a few hours, texting pix to Ryan for approval, and some additional shopping at Joann's, but at afternoon's end she had what she needed to get started.

With a commitment from me for at least one afternoon a week, she went home to prepare her fabric and start cutting.  My first afternoon with her I finished cutting the blocks and we got them fused onto the grid.

The second week, we ironed on the black sashing.

Then came the sewing... sessions 3, 4, and 5.

Mom started getting anxious that Karl and I would be leaving for our move to Colorado before the quilt was done, so I started going out more frequently.

By the sixth session we were ready to trim the edges and....

...sew on the first border.

Yesterday, on our 7th and final session, the outer border went on, the backing pressed and everything ready to take to the quilter. 

Now Mom can breath easy, her part is done and it is still months to graduation. My plan is to post a photo of the finished product, hopefully with the graduate...  check back in June!