The backing was a piece of totally not-me fabric found at a rummage sale, and wow - do I love it!!! All bright, light and airy - nothing I would ever purchase, much to my loss! There wasn't enough and another remnant was added.
I quilted each outside border differently, for the fun of it. The narrow inner border again was practice and if you guage your distance by the outside squares, the end result is spaced fairly well. I definitely DO like the free-form look.
The border was really inspired from Quiltville.com -- scrappy bargello blocks. If you made a few of the samples at her site, your brain would explode with ideas - !!!
This is another version of my "Rebuilt Log Cabin", and made with 2 inch (cut) strips, with 5 rounds. Quilted on my DSM.