Thanks for the nice compliments. The quilt was birthed. Working with the velvet was a nightmare. Originally a group of us got together and machine sewed it together. The gal in charge just said, "make it work" as we all complained how hard it was to sew. All seams were sewn but the last row and i foolishly volunteered to take home and complete. Then the nightmare began. Seams were all over the place. There were many places the seam did not catch and the stitching size was all over the place. Not acceptable for a raffle quilt so I hand picked every stitch and took it completely apart. Then I sewed together by hand. I had to pin and re-pin every inch because all the velvet wanted to do was slip. I have a crazy quilt I am working on for myself and I will buy cotton velvet when I finally get it completed.
Donna