Thank you for all your nice words, they are very encouraging! :-D
Knee surgery is scheduled for November 3. So sewing is a priority right now (as always). It will be a six month recovery.
The pattern I used was in the "Thimbleberries Big Book of Quilt Blocks". There is a total of five quilts in the book for Block of the Month quilts. I was following along with the Quilt Guild but then got ill so once I came home from the hospital I caught up with the group, actually went ahead and finished my top. I can't wait to show the ladies.