Mirabelle,.....that is B-u-ti_ful!!!!!!!!!!...Since I had no preconceived ideas of what it "should" look like, I love it.........I, personally, think the quilting is very complimentary and a job well done. I had a quilt done last year that I was not happy with, but everyone I showed it too thought I was nuts and said they really liked it. I know I was nit picky, but like we all know, sometimes we are our worst critic. I hope you come to like this as it certainly represents a HUGE amount of work.....