First Quilt!

Okay, well it's been done for a couple of months now, but here it is, my first quilt.  I made this for my sister, who's friend died of ovarian cancer.  This fabric is made special for that cause.  If you make a 12" block and send it in they'll combine it with other blocks and auction off these large quilts.  But being that she already made large donations to the cause, she just wanted something personal for herself in memory of her friend.
So, here it is.  The words are what she wanted on the back, and I decided to embroider butterflies to symbolize how her friend Judy is free now.  It's 24x24.

Not half bad for a beginner who had not a clue!  I used Nancy Zieman's Quilt With Confidence, which i highly recommend.  I really enjoyed doing the binding too.  I cut it on the lengthwise straight of grain, and machined sewed one side and then hand stitched it around the other side.  I actually enjoyed hand sewing the binding - it was quite relaxing.