I agree with cjmomma, I have to set up a guard at the door so the doubts and fears that try to sneak in are vanquished. Oh, yeah, and I'm nuts too :) How's that for imagery?

You know, sons are a wonderful thing. They always cherish whatever their mom's make and no one will be able to top it no matter how much they try. No worries, be happy and quilt.

Stop thinking! It is coming from his mom, he will love it!

I love u ladies! So thankful for all the encouragement. I started last night constructing the strips and sewed three of the strips together with sashing. Its not terrible so far. My ds came in this morning and he dosent know I've finally started it and said that how I want mine! SCORE!!! Hopefully I will get done and quilted b4 his bday in october!

If you're still worried after the top is complete, there is still a fix...make sure the quilting draws the eye away from whatever is making you uncomfortable. Trust me! Quilting can either compliment or camoflauge, and the finished product will always look marvelous. Do you quilt yourself? If not, find a LAQ who has enough experience to massage any "hmm's". Good luck!

If we all could remember "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." I can see you over came the fear!! and son is going to love it. LOL :thumbup::thumbup: :thumbup:
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I was thinking that the backing...nowhere near to being ready for that...could be flannel or fleece or something fuzzy and warm textured. Is this harder to quilt or something special I have to do to accomplish this!

flannel backing will make it very warm and cuddly especially if you tie it instead of quilt.

Quilts never look like I think they will in my head. Usually they are much prettier. I'm glad your son spotted it and commented happily. Now you can relax, enjoy the construction and know he is going to love it.

Flannel makes a wonderful backing...I won't use anything else for lap throws. Nothing special to do at all, just treat it as you would any other backing fabric. Fleece is a different animal, however. It's really stretchy and you need to ensure that your LAQ stabilizes the quilt BEFORE applying the side tension.