Cindy, your pups are so cute! And the quilt is beautiful! I just got back from vacation and plan to do my practice paper piecing that QuiltE recommended and i have been putting off! But this weekend is all about practicing on the easy patterns first. I forget who mentioned doing a SYE practice block before you do your main fabrics...this may be a good idea for me...so thank you for the suggestion. I think I will use left over Christmas fabrics from my last project...can use them for gifts some how.