finished ufo - future uncertain

This is a top sent to me back in 2005. As I am determined to finish more ufos this year, I took it along to practice longarm quilting on. It's a finished size of about fifty three inches by fifty three inches. I actually had one of the green fabrics -a flower design with grey tones located top left of the center circle -plenty for the backing and binding. {photo will enlarge if you click on it} Many of these fabrics I had sent to my friend over the years-but, by no means all of them. She always had a unique eye for putting colors together in a scrap quilt. This one-I was ready to donate it and move it on out of the house, it is great from a distance, up close overpowering to my taste. My sweetie seems to think we should keep it. And, it sort of, kind of, is growing on me. However, I still think I want it to go wrap up a child -who would probably find it quite entertaining.
Guild night was fantastic fun! We had a potluck, so great eating and a silent auction where I won for two dollars a nice large stack of cut 5 inch charm squares. Everything else went too high for me. And, I won 10 heart blocks! Sweet. I already have an idea of what to make with them too.
Plus, the gal sitting next to me had a quilt she had made from the last batch of blocks she had won- so first I showed my ufo quilt of guild blocks won at the first block winning-and she showed the last guild blocks won in her quilt. This guild formed in 2000 and she wanted people to not allow those blocks to sit unloved and unused. I can't believe our guild is 8 years old already. I have been doing a bit of hand work but no real stitching. I hope to change that soon.