this quilt is super! I love the pattern and the way the colors are clean and crisp in it. and your quilting is Wonderful! (my husband worked for a 'Red' company that was bought out by a 'Blue' company (tyco)!) So sorry you had such a hard time. I'm in the process of quilting one right now and had issues most of the day with the top thread breaking. grrrr... Finally figured out the problem (simply flipped the spool of thread around. sheesh...) I know what it's like to figure that a quilt will take about four hours, and then eight hours later we're still wrestling with it and we're tired and frustrated and need some wine. Hope you're feeling better now. xoxo