This is gorgeous. I can't imagine the patience it took to quilt on a DSM.. a skill I'm going to have to learn very soon since I haven't won the lotto and can't afford a longarm. lol
It did take lots of time to quilt and I ripped out 24 triangles that I couldn't live with! I recommend you learning to quilt on your home machine, even if you only do lap quilts and smaller projects! It is lots of fun unless you are shoving around a large quilt and then I can't say it's real enjoyable. But doable. If you don't have classes to learn locally, then there is lots and lots of online help that is excellent.