my dear MIL passed on a year ago. shortly before, she gave me this quilt and asked that i finish it for her other granddaughter's wedding. it had been appliqued by her mother when she still lived at home with her. so it's pretty old. i'm not sure if she realized that it is "finished" because the edges are hemmed to be used as a summer quilt. i realize though, that she wants it sandwiched and quilted. she also probably didn't realize that it has a stain near the 'crease' of the pillows at the top of the bed. i could remove the stain from the cream background, but doubt that i can remove it from the sashing. i still have a year or two before i need to finish it for my niece.