I am glad this got settled before i posted, I really think it it fine as well and if it was an issue ofholding togetehr quilting it will help with that!!! I am also glad, that in asking your mil that it didnt cause any arguments about whose the better quilter or this is how she made it so you better leave it, etc. lol....im sure many of you know what i mean, sounds like you prob have a good mil, not all of us are so lucky!!!