Oh my goodness, that's beautiful! I don't remember if I saw pics of it when you posted them before or not; I would have been relatively new. You put a tremendous amount of work into it; no wonder you were frantic. Has your mom seen it yet? Does she know she's getting it for Christmas? She will love and cherish it, I'm sure!
(I can't remember the name of a popular quilter and teacher I read about who had three quilts stolen from an airport. One was a gorgeous Trip Around the World quilt made with all one-inch sized squares. Pics of it are in some of her books. It was a college graduation present for the quilter's daughter. Sickening.)