You Grandma58 are awesome! I read through the first few paragraphs until where the pictures started and then glanced at the pictures. As Gomer would have said: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Your explainations give reason to the why? and the logic needed to tackle this beast. (Did I really say that?) Your instructions and pictures are thoughtful, purposeful, and logical. Sometimes my brain doesn't want to work that way. I will try this quilt top since I have no further reasons to put it off. Thank you!