And did your wife tell how she wanted it quilted ("custom" quilting costs more than "edge to edge" which is same pattern all over, over and over down the quilt) ? I do charity quilts for my guild free, but charge everyone else - by the square inch and she should ask first so nothing is a surprise. Once the quilt is quilted I personally love to sew on the binding (on top) and do the last step of sewing the binding on the back by hand. I say my "good-byes" to my quilts that way.