Sending our Love....
Over the course of December the idea of actually "sending her love" took shape. A call went out for cousins to send in a fabric block of any design with approximate size specifications. Over the next 6 weeks they popped up in the mail.
As expected, the final result has all of the mis-matched-but-perfect beauty that only family can create.
The bottom half. More "Ohio Stars", more quotes, Katie's drawing with some fabric crayons, and an iron-on photograph of a large group of the cousins from probably 20 years ago, made scrap book style by a crafty cousin.
The backing is a soft flannel, and I did a very simple square design with machine quilting (I know! I lose my quilting badges!) and then I did a quick machine binding, too (Boo! Hiss! Throw her in the pond!) I'm sending it out tomorrow so hopefully she'll have it for Valentine's Day--more of a coincidence than anything, but what better day to get a box packed full of love?