Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments! I saw his mom today and told her about the comments and she said again how much Roan loves his quilt. Such a nice little guy. Anyway, since someone asked, I do tie off and bury the threads. I try not to stop and start, but "go back over" previous stitching. I use polyester thread so it's less noticeable when you go over and over the same area.