Wedding Quilt #1 of 2 Ben & Sarah

For my oldest nephew when he married I made a pair of quilts, one for him and one for his wife.  I picked complementary colors and made his primarily blue, hers red.  I made one block with a fabric that had both red and blue in it, symbolizing that 2 distinct people meld together in the making of a marriage. The blocks are an old Wedding Ring block and a Steps To The Altar block.  In his, the steps don't always go neatly and straight, but the deviations to the altar add beauty to one's life.  There are unexpected surprises along the blocks, just as in life.  The golden wedding "rings" place the spouses color in the center, as a reminder that the marriage depends on this gesture.