A crazy quilt or throw composed of elaborate asymmetrical patchwork featuring a wide variety of fancy and luxurious materials including velvet, voided velvet, velvet with cut and uncut pile, damask, silk satin, plain and figured silks, moiré fabrics, printed fabrics, unusual striped plush and woven fabrics. A large, irregular rectangular patch of red velvet in the center of the quilt bears an ornate embroidered letter "M". The chenille embroidered "M" resembles stalks of wheat. Numerous embroideries throughout the quilt are worked in a wide variety of colored embroidery threads. Among the 52 embroidered floral motifs featured are daisies, tiger lilies, pansies, roses and rosebuds, begonias, wheat stalks, calla lilies, red poppies, orchids, daisies, magnolias, ferns, ivy, lily of the valley, tulips, holly with pink berries, violets, and Echinacea (cone flowers). These floral designs are worked in silk/cotton threads, chenille threads, and metallic threads worked in a large variety of colors, including Kelly green, dark hunter green, spring/light green, burgundy, pink, yellow, tan (sand), light blue, dark pink, orange, yellow, vibrant purple, royal blue, variegated green, red, dark brown, light brown, goldenrod, white, lilac, vibrant green, bright orange, and variegated orange/red. Several styles of unique embroidery stitches are used, including an upright cross stitch, herringbone and double herringbone stitch, as well as a star stitch. Several patches feature ribbon work along with embroidery, while others are painted or appliquéd. There are 6 painted patches featuring tulips, pansies, wild roses and leaves. There are also two commercially embroidered appliquéd white daisies. The quilt is finished with a plain dark red cut velvet border 5 1/4" wide and is backed with a vibrant "Chinese red" (i.e. orange) silk lining. No batting or quilting is present. The lining is fastened or tied to the quilt top with 30 orange pom-poms attached on the reverse.