The second cataract surgery went well(ish) yesterday. Everything’s fine now, but ’twas uncomfortable for a time.
More important, Remember 2016 is now complete, front and back …
I stitched a white flannel backing to the pieced front using two strands of Deb Lacativa’s magical floss, running the stitches to the right side of each patch, zigging and zagging as I went, then running along the bottom of each patch …
which left a wonderfully random pattern on the b-side …
The raw edges of the flannel were turned under, stitched through to the front along the edge, then hemmed and finally secured with a second line of running stitch that did not go through to the front …
Which is probably only clear to me, but I’m recording it here so I can reference it later as needed. I even managed to sorta miter the corners …
And called it done.
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
Yay for the surgery going well and being able to see clearly again!
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It’s amazing … and just three more weeks until they give me an rx for new specs
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Memory quilts like this are the very best quilts. Had a friend that when her husband passed stitched a block everyday for the first year .. stitching memories and feelings that would get her from one day to the next. It was the most amazing quilt I’ve ever seen.
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I must say I’m glad I didn’t start a new memory quilt this year … here’s hoping 2021 is worth remembering in cloth!
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the caterpillars are MAGNIFICANT!!!!!
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Thank you … but oh, ha! The purple-on-green one is actually a New Orleans memory patch of beads hanging from a Bourbon Street lamppost
https://imgoingtotexas.blogspot.com/2016/05/nola.html
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love the whole thing-and especially the caterpillars!
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thanks Glennis … love having you come by … and yes, the Monarch caterpillar is one of my favorite patches out of the 366
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Wonderful on both counts! Hooray for healthy, well-sighted eyes and a gorgeous, fascinating to look at and make discoveries quilt…with a soft flannel backing to boot! I love flannel. I’m so very happy for you. 🙂
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Thanks Nancy … credit for the flannel backing goes to Hazel
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You inspire me to start a daily quilt. Think I’ll wait until 2021, tho. So how’s it feel to see
everything clearer?
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It feels like the first pair of glasses that my nearsighted self got at age eight … it was like seeing the world for the first time … magical!
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Yippee! Three cheers for your improved eyesight!
I’ve always admired Remembering 2016. It looks great now.
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Thanks Dana … it has been fun revisiting it and I’m now primed to consider Remember 2021
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Am glad you’re on the mend and can connect more fully with some of your life’s pleasures and passion for making things!
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Love that your comment came through as I was writing a new post
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Well, you know how grateful I am for the success and blessings of both surgeries. A rebirth of clearer vision.
The cloth is spectacular! I am looking forward to seeing it in person.
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2021 holds such promise
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