What I learned on this quilt:
1.) that I shouldn't use lightish gray thread (as I automatically do) on a dark pieced quilt because after it is quilted, sometimes the thread shows.
2.) that I shouldn't just buy any type of backing fabric (bought from Hancock's (not the Paducah one) but it FADED terribly on the first washing and I should have not used it at that point),
3.) I also learned how important this design was to use 1/4 inch seams to make sure each block matched up perfectly with such a strong color combination.
Life is good when you learn something with every new quilt!