Hand quilting ... that never even occurred to me. That's a good idea, though I've never hand quilted anything before!
Another question though, how would you poke the lights up through the seams without wrecking the seams ... now that I've already pieced the thing ... would you just rip that part of the seam and then maybe reinforce on either side?
Sorry ... still very much a beginner and having a hard time visualizing it. Thanks again!