This and That

I'll start off with another finished unfinished project--my winding ways quilt. I call it "Winding My Way Back Home." I started it several years ago in a class, finished the blocks and--there it sat. Finally, this winter I got it out, sewed the blocks together and searched for the border fabric. After I quilted it, it took another search to find the binding fabric. But it's done now and I'm ready to move on. The size is 83" x 91" and I quilted it on my Juki. I used Superior Bottom Line thread on the back for the first time and was VERY pleased with how it turned out. I will definitely be using it again--and again.

Hasn't Spring been just too beautiful this year? It's almost like a miracle here in Charleston. I know it will be hot and sticky soon enough but right now I'm really enjoying my time in the yard. Since we most likely are going to be here most of the summer, I went ahead and even put flowers in pots with the expectation that I MIGHT keep them watered. We brought my mother-in-law over today so she could she how some of her old plants are progessing and I think she is really happy that we've moved them to better places for their growth instead of getting rid of them. I know she misses her yard so much but she is very glad that it has stayed in the family.

My husband has had atrial fibrillation for about 9 years now and it has gotten a lot worse over the past several months. We talked with a specialist yesterday about an ablation procedure that should improve things for him. It's not without risk--a lot of risk--but the drugs he has had to take have dramatically lessened his quality of life. So we're going forward and hope that a month or so from now, it will be history and he will be better. Assuming everything goes well, he will still have to stay in town for quite a while afterwards in case there are problems--and because of that, he has promised to learn how to do his own email! Our son is going to help us get a router installed so he can have his own computer to work on. This I am really looking forward to.

So this was my This and That. Hopefully This and That will turn out well.