ghostrider and jaciqltznok are absolutely correct about marketing yourself. Especially these days.
Etsy, as a place to sell, is fine. It's easy to setup a storefront. But that's sort of irrelevant if no one knows you're there. ;-) I buy and sell on Etsy. But what I'm selling is searchable by one word and is not common, so if someone's looking for it, they'll find my listings. You're in a totally different situation.
In hindsight (and can't we all be brilliant with that), your wonderful progress posts here would have been very effective in your own blog.
It can be hooked up to:
http://quilterblogs.com/updates/
and
http://quiltinggallery.com/
both free, and visible.
It actually wouldn't be a bad idea to start one now, and gradually, while you're finishing the quilt, throw some tidbits out there without giving away too much right now. Just slap a copyright stamp on every picture you put up. As you seen from several threads here, the concept of copyright isn't a understood or respected as it should/needs to be.
Signing up as basic member (free) here
http://www.thequiltshow.com/ would allow you to display your blocks/quilts in the virtual Quilt Gallery. I've often followed up with quilters based on what I've seen there, to get more information or to ask a question about technique.
Those venues will expose you to a much larger audience, including those who will appreciate the uniqueness. They are by far the most original and charming I've seen.
You can still do the selling via etsy - or even your own blog/website, but that alone won't get you noticed.
Check out the first link. The blogs are all sort of incestuous. One offers a giveaway, or a new product, and they all link back to it. So you can see the same offer over and over but it makes you aware of the blogs.
And some are just really good blogs.
Here are some of the best known blogs (off the top of my head). You've probably seen them already. All doing very different work, but have build up amazing followings - they're "first name only" bloggers. ;-)
Leah Day
http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
Pretty amazing what she's accomplished in a short amount of time
Victoria/BumbleBeans and her scrap quilts started a whole 15 minutes of sewing movement with crumbs.
http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/
Wanda and her Kaffe creations - she doesn't sell anything but she's got a lot of eyes on her blog.
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Geta has managed, with her beautiful creations, to successfully produce and sell many different patterns.
http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.com/
Right now you have only a limited number of items (9) to offer.
But that could be easily expanded, right?
A pattern is great, and relatively inexpensive for you to produce if it's done as an e-pattern with a downloadable .pdf.
You could run a BOM. The patterns could with wonderful pictures, without worrying about printing costs for color photos. Geta (above link) has the most amazingly beautiful patterns - I've said it before. Concise, detailed step by step pictures. Her photography is gorgeous.
I also like the idea of buying the outlined pattern on fabric.
I can't go to Spoonflower and have it printed because it's your copyrighted design. (Again, make sure you've got that stamped all over the place because people really don't get this. Even on the pictures you post here. Really.)
You could include lessons on different embellishments, painting, etc. It's the age of social media. I almost gag on that phrase but that's the way it's done now. You have to engage in a conversation with your prospective buyers.
But Leah/Victoria/Geta would never have gotten anywhere without doing just that.
I could so see this pattern at The City Quilter in Manhattan.
http://thecityquilter.com
Because even if the quilters aren't wearing Louboutins or Jimmy Choos, they know someone who is. ;-)
What was said upthread is spot on.
If you want to sell your patterns, it's going to take a LOT of work on your part to get the word out.
You really have to think about how you want to market them - individually, as a quilt package/BOM, epattern, paper pattern, Spoonflower, etc, and how you would add to the collection.
(Purses? Hats? Although be careful of copyright with the purses. Can you do a Kelly bag? don't know.)
You're not going to pay off your mortgage, but you'd certainly make extra moola. And have a ton of fun in the process.
Sorry for the long rambling. I'm pretending we're sitting across a table, chatting, and having multiple cups of coffee. And now I have to go pee. ;-)