UPDATE-Becoming a nervous Nellie, I decided to remove it from the frame (2cd time) and finish the binding. I absolutely love the idea of the ribbon effect but have not tried that in almost five years. I was afraid I would be ripping out even more thread! So, binding has been sewn on and now for the hand stitching part.
I want to thank everyone for all your time and suggestions, I really do appreciate everyone.
I will post the end result ASAP and then put the "throw" away until the day after Thanksgiving.
Thanks again!!!
Nancy