Rowdy and Jack are my daughter's who is living with me until her divorce is final. They think my house are thier home because I keep them all the time so there is no problem getting use to our house.
Jack (the boxer) is a girl, about a year old, and Rowdy is almost 8 years.

And this is Patches, we've had her almost 9 years, she belongs to my DGD who we are raising. She rules the place.

About 12 years ago, my DD went through a sunflower phase.

She asked if I would make her a cover for her bed if she provided the pattern.

I had been making bedspreads, bed skirts, curtains, etc. forever. I had never made a quilt, and didn't consider it a quilt. The pattern came from Wal-mart (one of those handouts) so I picked up the fabric there, followed the directions, and machine quilted around the applique and blocks.
The border is added to fit her double bed if I remember correctly.

Not realizing I was making a quilt, I threw it together in a couple days. After all, what you don't know won't make you nervous. LOL

I didn't do that good of a job on it, and figured it wouldn't last past her sunflower phase. I was wrong.

She has drug that quilt around with her for 12 years. I think it now is the furbabies favorite blanky.

I also made her a throw about 10 years ago peiced with 5-inch blocks and tacked at each corner. Again, I didn't consider it quilting.
Another of her favorites.

Who knew,
doris