Very pretty, sewbizgirl! I like yours a lot!
Since my DIL is a transplanted Texan, I included stars fabric -- the Lone Star -- in some of the blocks. I found a free pattern online....but then I realized there was an error (won't name names) in the measurements of quadrants B & D so I had to refigure and redraw those two. The paper piecing is really quite easy, especially with the Carol Doaks paper, which tears away without tearing out stitches. I'm torn about the color of the final border -- red or dark blue? Haven't decided. But I have red in my stash.....so that decision may be made. Totally unsure about the backing, though, and will have to buy that.
Thanks to everyone for your comments....and empathy! This was my first paper piecing project, and while slower, was not difficult. But like everything I do, I'm now growing tired of it and am anxious to have it done. That, I think, is often the quiltmaker's lament!