Faded Glory is what remains of this very early orphan quilt. Sorry that it's upside down, but rotated, it looked weird to me. Only block that it matters is the school house block in the middle. I made this for my youngest son, beginning in 1986 and finishing up in 1987. It's hand quilted. I would be hard pressed to tell you WHY I hand quilted it, it certainly does not merit hand quilting, even in my opinion. It's a utility quilt, meant to be used and loved hard by a small boy. As always, it's pretty scrappy. I didn't have much of a stash in those early days, but I did have scraps from sewing for my girls. A few pieces I know were actually taken from clothing. I was beginning to get serious about quilting, and I loved the quilting more than the piecing. Most of the squares, or sets of squares are treated as a unit, so many odd little things are quilted in. Words, pigs, whales, teddy bears, scottie dogs, hearts, loops...LOL..and some free form cable. Heaven only knows what possessed me to do all that quilting..LOL. The quilt has a story, but I think I'll wait and give you that tomorrow.