thanks for all the positive comments...it was fun seeing the turtle on my monitor...I've been looking at other people's quilts for several weeks, and really love seeing them...plus it's gratifying knowing that there are so many people who are deeply involved in this wonderful art/craft. The turtle went to my son and daughter in law for Christmas...my only suggestion to her was that it was not a table topper and to keep it vertical so the cats wouldn't destroy it...and NO I have no plans to make another...Hattie