I did a rail fence one for a nephew's wedding gift about 20 years ago. It was tied. Didn't do anoyher one until about 2 and 1/2 years ago! (Marriage lasted less than a year.)
My first was for my 6' tall dgs. It was LSU. I started out with the embroidered kit, and kept adding 9 patch squares. It was 102" x 112". Took me about 18 months and that was 4 years ago.