OK guys - RING THAT BELL! The 15 year old Winding Ways quilt is done, washed, and in my truck!!! Lessons learned on this one:
1. NEVER use cotton sheeting if you are going to hand or machine quilt!
2. NEVER use high loft batting if you are going to hand or machine quilt!
3. If you hate hand quilting, DON'T start it!!!
4. Consider carefully the time you will put in if you plan to echo quilt!
So the quilt is purple and since our school colors are purple and white I figure I can take it to football games. I do wish I had done a better job on it since the pattern is very pretty but I am so disgusted I will probably never make another one.