First off thanks to everyone for such kind words. I love how board members encourage each other. And to all who run into periods of total frustration (where you want to throw the whole thing out) as I did with this one: please set the work aside for a while (even as much as a year) and when you go back to it you will see possibilities that you missed the first time around.
To kwendt: I cannot honestly say how I will quilt it.... I actually haven't begun to think about that part of it....
To quilter rkc: I love your taste in fabric color and quilt blocks (though I could not have said that about a year ago...ha..ha!)