Your quilt is beautiful. I think you should be very proud of such an accomplishment. I consider myself a beginner as well. I completed a top for my DGD a few days ago and hung it up in the living room so I could look at it for awhile. I am glad I did because I found two mistakes that I am going to fix. My DS, visiting from South Dakota, saw it and he thought it was nice. I pointed out the flaws and he said "It looks good from my house". I thought it was so funny. My point for you is, it looks good from my house and I am sure it looks great close up too. I hope you make a lot of money and that your friend gets better.