Am I late?...or very early?

Everyone is talking  Christmas but here I am working on a Halloween quilt.

Am I late?  Yes, way late.  I appliqued these cats five years ago while I sat with my mom while she was in hospice.  Maybe that's why they sat for awhile as they brought back too many memories.  Then again, I am way early for next Halloween and it will be 100% done by then for sure.  

At a recent retreat, I got them out and put the top together.  

Everything was in a bag and ready to go.  I made my alternating blocks at retreat and then put the top together.  

There was a large piece of fabric for my backing.....glow in the dark.  There was enough for the back and for my borders.  I don't remember if I wanted to use it for my borders, but since I was at retreat and the goal was to get it done, that's what I went with.  That's why you shouldn't wait five years to get something done unless you write yourself some notes.

Not sure I am super happy with the end results, but now that it is quilted, it is growing on me.  I am tempted to make another one with a more controlled fabric palette  instead of so scrappy.  I loved  doing the reverse applique on the cats.

I quilted this using the pantograph called Diamonds are Forever.  It reminded me of little spider webs.  Black Glide thread on top and black Fil-tec bobbins .  

It will now go on the binding pile (that sounds worse than it really is).  There are only two quilts there right now, but I am in the mood for getting some of the "to-be-quilted" quilts done.  So for now I will try to keep my momentum going.  

ADDENDUM:

Here's a look at the book that this pattern came from.  It is out of print, but there are some available "used" online.