Great ideas, ladies! thank you! Rosemary, I hadn't even thought to ask my son....what a brilliant idea! I'm sure he'll have a thought or two....
I forget about the bobbin meaning I'm using double the thread; that's true! whew! now I feel better. I was wondering, seriously, if I was just doing something odd or something. AS for the quilting, yes, the "cross your fingers" method works well for me
I'm very much a "done is better than perfect" style quilter, in case you guys hadn't picked up on that yet!
Jeanine, I'll ask him about the Portuguese title; that's so cute! I'll ask him.
Thanks for the kind words
I'll post pics again when I get the quilting done; hoping to have time to work this weekend.