Thank you everyone for your kind words. :) Let me answer your inquiries about this...
quiltnana: The pattern is from quiltville.com. :)
Loretta: I haven't thought ahead to how I want to quilt it, just trying to get the top completed and then let it tell me what design... :)
nanmal: It's not hard at all...the center was all done using the strip method. The braid is just as easy, it's like doing half a log cabin block. :)
moreland: Isn't it fabulous how we all have differing opinions...that's what makes us all unique. :)
Once again, thank you all for such wonderful comments. :)