I was a quilter in my former life (before I hit my head...one too many times). I was taught by several Amish ladies in Shipshewana, IN & learned old school: Piece by machine & quilt by hand till your fingers bleed! I've been lurking for awhile & got the courage to add my
this morning.
I have some suggestions on construction. The 10" X 10" white square blocks should be cut from the same bolt of fabric if possible & sent to those who want to do a block. If one person cuts the blocks then they will be sure to be pretty much uniform. That will help greatly in assembling the finished product. Also there needs to be 1/4 inch left around the edge for sewing them together. So it needs to be decided if the blocks are to be cut @ 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 that would give a 10" finished block or 10 x10 that would give a 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch finished block.
I helped with quilts for our church, Relay for Life & our Girl Scout Service Unit. When it came time to assembling & quilting we had to do alot of adjusting of the blocks that came from everyone. It really helps the finished product if all items are uniform to start with.
How big do you want it? Wall hanging, Full size, Queen??
There is iron on transfer paper for photos. You have to run the transfer through a printer to get the photo on it & then iron it on the fabric. I've seen it at WalMart & Staples.
As for color, what color are Yorkies? There's Black/Blue, Tan/Gold, White, Chocolate, Red, Silver....ooh, pretty basic...not too colorfull. Punch it up with whatever moves you. Variety of color to accent your beautiful babies. Whoever ends up with the finished blocks will use a border & backing to bring it all together.
Sounds like a fun winter project.