Andrea, I knew you had to be getting close...I have been checking posts everyday for yours. Of course it is stunning!! I have a couple of questions for you. Do you have a hard time finding quilting thread in the color you need to go with your fabric? I know that you have said you prefer YLI thread, but it seems like color choices are limited. I have had the privilage to see your strippy quilt up close at Pacific International, and I know you have entered quilts in other big shows here in the US, have you ever been judged negatively for choosing not to use binding? I know you finish the edge of your quilts in the traditional British way, which I think is beautiful, and not with the American type of binding. I do wonder if the edges wear sooner without a binding, especially if the quilt will get heavy use. Do you have one of your special quilts on your bed? Thank you so much for sharing your quilt with all of us here.