Thanks for the compliments. I was working way above my head on this one. Gus, your grandson is correct, the people are asleep in the buildings. The background is pieced broken dishes pattern; the city and shadow are fused and machine appliqued. I created the design by modifying Debra Gabel, zebrapatterns.com, NYC city stamp pattern.
My suggestion for next row is a Harbor scene with stature of Liberty and ships decorated for the holidays. This however is not my decision to make.