My Mom asked me to quilt a special quilt for my cousin’s wedding. She was really excited to give her something unique and special. I said yes as long as there would be no hard deadline – her response was that gifts could be given up to a year from the wedding and I felt that would not be any problem to accomplish. =)
The surprise for Molly is that my Mom wanted to incorporate my Great Aunt Ruth’s sari into the quilt. She had been a missionary in India for a number of years and Molly knew her well. Mom gave be full control of the project – I decided to use it as a whole cloth with a border on 2 sides. What I did not know is that sari fabric is very thin and slippery! I picked a cream solid for the top and a blue shot cotton for the back.
To help me remember the design for the borders, I took pictures as I worked out the design so when I got to the opposite borderI could lay it out the same. I love using the blue rinse out pen.
