In the end, I changed my plans and looked for more fabric on our trip to the Massanutten Mountain Resort near Harrisonburg, Virginia in July, then returned to Maryland and found some more and managed to get that quilt completed in time for my son, Steve and his wife, Tra', to take it to Ohio for the party. Tra' had never been there so she had a lot of relatives to meet. Mother-in-Law was the only one she had met and that was during Christmases at our home.
This top photograph of the complete quilt (I did get the top and side borders on after photo was taken) shows Michaela holding the quilt in mid-August. The bottom blocks are four generations of the Hanlon Clan: My in-laws, Harold & Kate; me with hubby, Michaela between brothers, Joshua & Braden; and Aaron & Starr (their parents/now divorced.)
The fabrics represent: Household appliances used in early married life; Don & I enjoy visiting and photographing lighthouses; Older children enjoy Jr. Monopoly/little boy loves trains; American flags represent Starr's job with Dept. of Defense while M&M's represent the Millennium and date the quilt.
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