What a Whirlwind
Today was a day that had a lot on its tick list. I had promised myself that I would finish an embroidery project before the snow was gone for the winter. I made it just in time this morning. I had this packet of designs for several years. When I 
finished a flannel plaid quilt top for Dennis, there were choice scraps left. Though the packet suggested flannel fabrics, on hindsight a lighter weight fabric would have served me better. Each design stitched out fantastically. The digitization was spot on. Putting together the 40 designs meant flannel on flannel
seams. Yup . . . a bit bulky. Live and learn. Pressing seams open helped. Grading some seams helped. Grading seams is when one layer of the seam is cut back just a bit so it is allows for a better press. Flannel is also a very stretchy fabric. All in all . . . I like it. I like it a lot. It makes me happy when I look at it. Well of course! Anything Christmas makes me happy. The
Christmas spirit dwells in me twelve months out of the year . . . but stretching the Christmas stitching went a bit far as it is the 24th of April. I will steam the project after it has hung for a bit. Also hanging it on the living room wall next Christmas season will allow me to smooth out the sides with a bit of double stick tape. Never give in. Never give up. There is always an alternative in an “oops” project.
I was looking forward to the lunch break when a friend called and needed some help with her sewing project. It can be talked through if you use as few words as possible addressing each step as it is explained. After 45 minutes I believe Lynda was heading for a quilt shop to purchase the correct stabilizer and the correct sized needles.
After lunch it was time to lay out Dennis’ granddaughter’s curtains that need shortening. One set is lavender and the 
second set is gray. It will be a good change of pace. I was really going to get into this until my phone began the sound that meant there were text messages coming in like gang busters.
We have one credit card that we use for basically all of the times that we do need a credit card. All of the text messages were from that credit card company. They were inquiring in regard to charges being made on that card today. It didn’t take me long to respond to them on the phone and speaking to a real person. Yup! One charge was for $5,145 for a cruise and limo service. Another charge was for a retail sale of $315.00. There were several other smaller amounts. End result is a new card will be issued and we have no responsibility for these charges or any others that may be coming in after the date that I gave her as to when we had used the card. Whew! To be honest . . . I didn’t know that I had this service with our credit card. I was and am very thankful. My stomach is just about settled after time spent on this. It does cause an older gal’s heart to flutter while all aspects of this needed to be cleared up.