Hi GrannyQ, Any chance we could (I) see some close ups of the quilting? I'm at a loss when it comes to that part of the quilt--I would really love to try the way you are doing it but I'm very leery--I don't want to mess it up with a bunch of boo boos. I'm still trying to stitch in the ditch on another quilt and my stitching is really ugly. I don't want to send out another quilt to be done by someone else right now $$$$ if you know what I mean. Anne