Thank you everyone for all the compliments! Just to answer a few of the questions people have asked ~ the pattern is from FatCat Quilts and that was the name of the pattern . . . I didn't name it, but it's certainly appropriate. It is all needle turned applique and I've been appliqueing for about 2 1/2 years. I chose the colors to be a bit more mellow ~ black, brown & gold on a off white background. The sashing (which you really can't see in the picture) is a print that has those three colors in it and really is pretty. Again thanks!