Yes, it does feel a little strange to be at this point, but also with a great sense of relief, I made it this far!! I am really happy with the result, however, it is nothing like I planned in my head, as I wanted to use the creamy fabric more. It was also a big color lesson for me. But I will always be pleased with the end result.
I have 22" of the red, 26" of the black star fabric, also a full yard of one of the darker greens. Geez, I feel like I am going to have buy more dark red just for the binding. ::sigh::
As for the finish quilting, originally I planned to use a simple edge to edge pattern, but now I don't think will work, so I am undecided. Whatever, I use it will be only enough for the quilt to hold together, as my feeling is less is better with this quilt.