Thank you so much, everyone! My DH is doing great, back home and feeling better.
The contest is sponsored by one of the big quilting magazines - Quilting Board rules on advertising don't allow me to say which one.
I do hope to publish this as a pattern after the contest ends, which will be in late October. Since I'm in the Amateur division I have to maintain that status throughout the contest. There are two more challenges to get through and I won't know the next theme unless and until I get through this round.
Thanks for all the good wishes!