My Mother started embroidering squares on flour sacks with the state name and state flower in 1942 while my Dad was sent to war. When I was about 12 or 13 she gave them to me to finish embroiderering. She had completed about half of them and there were only 48 states then. I finished embroidering them and then put them all in my hope chest. When I retired six years ago, that was one of my things on my list of things to do. I was going to make it into a quilt to honor my Mom. She died in 1986. So I knew absolutely nothing about quilting and made LOTS of mistakes in my quilt and now I know the things I should have done with it, but I did finish it and hand quilted it and thought of my Mom the entire time I was making it. I see it frequently now and think of my Mom each time I do. I would definitely recommend you finish it. I don't think you will be sorry you did.