The quilt is a beauty and I am impressed that you hand-quilted a batik quilt. Yikes! Maybe DGD is getting to the age where she can enjoy it displayed as oposed to using it. I made a machine appliqued turtle quilt for my sister's first grandson. A couple of the turtles are coming undone (I thought a machine blanket stitch would be practically indestructible!) but the binding (which was hand sewn) is fine. The quilt hasn't been abused, just used, and I am almost proud that it is so well-worn. Odd, huh?