that is beautiful! i sent a picture of mine to Jane Miller (author of the french braid quilts books) - she loves seeing them! if you get a chance send her a pic- she had told me that she gets more Complaints about the tree skirt pattern than any other in all 3 books...I enjoyed making mine- no complaints...how about you? it looks like it all went just fine. did you do it with just the book or take a class?