What's to be gentle about??? You did an awesome job!!!!! I know that when you are quilting your nose is right there seeing all the not-so-perfect wiggles and oops, but when we are looking at the quilt as a whole, we see NONE of them!!! Guess all of us quilters need to remember that! I know I have actually used a magnifying glass to look at my quilting, now I am shaking my head and wondering why!!!