Laying out the squares

Andrea and I spent Saturday shopping for fabrics for the border and back of the quilt. Saturday night we did what we have been dreading...we figured out the layout of squares. We didn't know where to begin or how to choose where each square would be placed. We finally decided to break them up by color. We had 33 blue squares so we started with blue. We then added the pinks, yellows, greens, blacks and neutrals. It took us about 10 minutes with Andrea doing all the work. The center square will be embroidered with Ava's name. We decided to place the fabrics Brian and I picked out right next to it. Ava's Grandparents squares as well as her Aunt and Uncles squares are placed all around the center square.