I started this quilt in November of 2002 without a pattern. I sewed the pieces together on a machine which I have no clue whatever happened to that machine.. The quilt has traveled with me as I have moved I think six or seven times since I started it. I was determined not to let it get lost or left behind. I decided if I was going to get really interested in quilting it had to be my first completed project. So now it is completed and I have five other project quilts in various stages. Life has quieted down for me a bit so I think we will see alot more finished projects.. :D