First of all props to you for such a challenge. At a quilt show last year I saw a pixel quilt of a lion that was very large like yours. She tied the quilt but did the ties in front and after completing it she realized it needed to be tied with the ties on the back. She had the same problem with the weight and it had even pulled out of shape from hanging at the show. I'm wondering if using an iron-on stabilizer cut in strips and applied in a grid would help control the shape.
P. S. Take the advise of sending this to your local paper and also contact some quilt magazines.
Last edited by joyce888; 03-19-2014 at 04:57 PM.