elsielf This Old House: It's Not All There Is - The front of the quilt, the old house, represents our earthly life, with its troubles and sometimes gray days, though there is a suggestion of hope in the sunset colors appearing periodically in the sky. The back of the quilt represents our home in heaven. Though it was made in memory of Don, it is also a quilt of hope, looking forward to the time I shall join him and our Lord on the other side.