THANK YOU all for the great advice. If I reveal something, do you all promise not to ban me from the site? I'm almost too embarrassed to tell you this, but I DID paper piece this. I used a very flimsy foundation (I thought I'd try something different - went wrong - go figure!) to put this together and have since changed to a paper foundation material. I'll be posting something soon and hopefully it will be better. Again, thanks for being here and offering all the great tips and help. Hugs to you all!