UM Quilt updates

I've officially started the blocking on the UM quilt for my brother.

So far I like the way its coming out, and I think it will really look nice once I get the "balancing strips" added to each block (ie. the bottom right square will have a thinner green strip on the outside, and the upper left square will have a thicker green strip...).

I'm also really liking the colors on this quilt (and not just because I bleed orange and green myself)!!! Working with such bright colors on such a large scale (think the entire quilt) is something I haven't done before, and I have to say it makes everything much more cheerful:)

Now to just get this sucker finished in less than three weeks... I'm already horribly behind on my Christmas schedule.