THANKS EVERYONE! Such nice comments really helps my confidence. The quilting is not perfect, but I am please with it as a first try at anything other than straight lines.
And the cats say hi to everyone. Satchmo is right here next to my laptop screen, transfixed by the letters appearing as I type, and waiting for the mouse pointer to move again so he can try and bite it. There is kitty slobber on the screen and everything. Kitchen is on the sofa watching tv and hogging the blanket. He's very tired after a hard afternoon snoozing!