thank you all for your kind comments. i love how supportive you all are.
john flynn should have his head examined.
one sister at one time is all i can stand.
the only thing i do like about it, is that it came out very square. by the way, the fabrics are all way off-grain, and i didn't fight it.
the colors are, really, very murky. i like bold color and these are not my style at all. i would have made it blue.
i drew the feathers right on the fabric with a chalk marker and followed the lines. nothing special about that. same with the stippling. and no two blocks are the same size.
i am very disappointed in myself. i bit off more than i could chew. which is why i've been working this quilt since november. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
EDIT: my sister knows very little about quilting, so she will like it. as for the job, i have sold much better quilts than this and that's what's infuriating!