I got the quilt top put together, ready to quilt, but not without a lot of "help" from my friends.... Hard to tell from here, but this is Jessie under the quilt as I tried to smooth it out.

And James inspecting it for wrinkles - she also likes to pull off the masking tape I use to tape the backing to the floor - not a big help....

I was actively basting the quilt sandwich together on the sewing machine when James jumped up and settled in for a nap.  She was rudely disappointed when she got dumped on the floor.