thanks everyone for the lovely comments on the quilt. So here are a couple of closeup pictures. I made several tracing paper templates to play with and decide what to do. I had the cross hatching on the corners and now wish I had kept it that way, because even though the feathers look nice, they aren't my favorite on the quilt. I also wonder if I should have gone back and hyperquilted on the feathers, too. If the cross hatching had been on the corners I think I would have liked the feathers more. But more importantly, my aunt loves the piece.
Sharon, its raining!!, in Colorado