It took longer than I wanted, but I'm very happy with the result. My last few weeks were spent agonizing over whether to use Shiva sticks - I used a tiny bit to lighten the tongue, and then a LOT behind the eye but then erased it all using some grease/oil spot remover and covered that part up with more fabric! Live and learn.
I decided to finish the edges using a facing - I'd never done that before. It was fun, but I'm going to have to 'block' the quilt to make him lay flat.
Oh joy! Now on to the next project.
