I finally finished the quilt. Good timing, too; the shower is Monday. This young lady and her husband have been praying for a child for years. The verse pane is from 1 Samuel 1:27, "For this child I prayed and the Lord has granted my petition for which I asked." I tried several tie stitches and wasn't satisfied with any of them, so I settled for bar-tacks. As long as I've been doing quilts, I've never been able to actually machine quilt without getting puckers!!