I did get my quilt top finished this weekend, and made good headway in my next project.  Here's the finished top:

And my next project - another new to me technique - a disappearing 9 patch.  First you make a 9 patch block, and then cut it up and flip the pieces around - repositioning the pieces. Since the original block is very simple, it goes together pretty quickly. The original 9 patch:

The 9 patch with three pieces flipped around:

A before and after look:

And the quilt top loosely put together. I got as far as getting the pieces cut out and put up on the design wall, but I didn't get them sewn together yet.  Maybe next weekend will see the finished quilt top??