I am calling this my Americana Sew Along Sampler Quilt. I made it as a block of the month saga during COVID. It was a sew-along sponsored by Debbie at Piecing the Past Quilts. I forget the name of the sew-along, Comfort and Joy, Peace and Happiness? I forget. It is my Americana Circus Tent. It measures 96 by 80 and was fun to make. My blocks are all about 10 inches square as I recall.

It's been a while since the top was sewn together. As usual, I have been procrastinating adding the final borders and sending it off to the quilter.

I am super happy with how it turned out and look forward to having it on my bed next summer. Isn't that Tree of Life block cool? The blocks were all thoughtfully chosen and compliment one another well in the quilt top. Complicated enough to be a challenge, and very interesting when combined in a sampler quilt. The fabrics were all from my stash, but I do think a lot of them are prints from various Pam Buda collections for Marcus Brothers. 

It literally took me all day long to attach the containment and outer borders. The final measurement is about 95 x 80. What a struggle to wrestle with that big quilt! I know it is going to look great on my bed next June, July, and August!

Thanks for all your thoughtful responses to my query about if it is appropriate to take a 12-year-old to a family memorial service. It will be sad, but there will be many tributes to what a remarkable and wonderful man her grandfather was. I think it will be a good experience for her to hear how respected and loved her grandfather was.