ok here is the completed top for my one year old cousin will...
thanks everybody for all the tips/tricks/advice that have helped me just about perfectly align my seams...

now onto the sandwiching/basting and quilting

It looks great.

You did a great job! :-D

its a scrappy so im not gonna bother with a border...

the center block fabrics will also be my binding...

the fabric i got for the backing is stripes that kind of incorporate all the colors

Very nice work.

It's a great quilt top, and I'm sure Will will be dragging it around and cuddling with it for years. I love that you broke it up with the 16-patch in the middle!

Will's gonna love it!
Nice job!

Great job!

Very nice, you did a great job.

That's great, and I recognize some of your fabrics!