Quilt with a story

Don't you just love knowing the story behind a quilt and why it is so special?  This is one of those quilts.  The quilt consists of my very first cross stitch squares that I made as a little girl, 4th-5th grade.

Some of the squares are of different sizes, so it has been hard to put together.  I decided to give it a shot and put some sashing around the middle.  I really like the result. Now the next step is to put the rest of it together.