I like it, looks so warm and snuggley I am working on one also with a fleece back no batting and like you not sure it will be done by Christmas I am at the quilting stage now after this one I want to try a quilt a qayg my back and shoulders can't take the struggle anymore no matter what I try to do to make it easier, altho my fmq is getting little better I quilt on my dsm and dream of a sit down quilting machine one day, Long arm even better but just cannot afford one.