The finished quilt actually came out the way I imagined it when I drafted it on graph paper.  That's a first!

AND, I won my first ribbon ever!  And it's blue!  Some of the other quilts were amazing, and I was surprised to win.  I think that the guild was surprised, too, since I'm pretty new there.  I wish I could post photos of the other quilts, but I can't do that without permission.

A friend - yes, she is a true friend - told me that some of the other quilts were more beautiful but than mine used the fabric in a unique way, which is probably why I won.  See, I said that she was true...and also truthful.