I think the lovely stripes you have pieced are lost on the gray or off-white or whatever it is. I get the feeling that the stripes are a road to somewhere and I would like to see the side of the road in red or green or something vibrant to show off the road. I love the stripes and think you have a done a masterful job of piecing them, but unless you are building a road through a snow-scape, I fear they will be lost. froggyintexas