My son called the other day while laying in the hospital. He broke his Tiplia while playing basketball against the officers...so glad it was that in stead of an accident or being shot...anyhow...he came through the operation with a plate and 8 screws. now for recovery time. 3 to 4 months....so hope he still can be transfered to Boston....CA is so far away. Any how I am giving him this quilt since I want to get one to him quickly. I went and bought Redsox fleece, no batting and did the pillow style quilt. With him in CA its not that cold so did not use batting in this one. He already had one from Christmas with batting. Hope he likes it. I am debating on how I should FMQ since there is no batting. I don't know if it would make a difference once washed. Oh...and from now on...I am going to have a few tops on hand. That worked out perfect having one that I could quickly finish.