Hand Quilting with the big Stitch - "Hip Surgery Recovery and World Series"

I kept working on the lap quilt with the big stitch quilting.  Although working in the slow mode while recovering from hip surgery kept me busy, I kept thinking that I could have machine quilted this quilt in a couple of days.  We were also watching all of the baseball playoff games and the World Series.  Well, it was worth the effort to make a new lap quilt for myself anyway.  

I'm not so sure that I will keep doing hand quilting with the big stitches.  In fact, I made every rookie mistake with this piece.  I chose the wrong batting for hand quilting, I chose blocks that had gobs of seams which made it really difficult to stitch through, I didn't baste it enough, resulting in huge tucks in the backing, I didn't start from the center and work myself towards the edges, etc.  

Oh, and the dog ate one whole ball of the blue thread that I bought in Hawaii!  I had only 35 inches left on the second ball when I was done!  Yes, this is really one of those times when The Dog really did eat it!

I'm not even sure that I can wash it because it has all kinds of materials in it, including ribbon, silk, painted color catchers, and an indeterminant rayon-like fabric.  After it was quilted, I added a bright lime green binding.

Here is the finished quilt.  It measures 48" w x 64" h.  I named it "Hip Surgery Recovery and World Series".  

I hope you like it, because I can't say that I do.