Silicone, Machine Quilting, Jelly Roll Quilt, and Goodbye Jittney

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When I prepare to do machine quilting, I clean the surface of my sewing desk and use a light spray of this Silicone product.  There are many brands on the market, this is what I used today.  I use a light spray, lighter than hairspray,  and wipe it down.  It slickens the surface up wonderfully.  

It's always fun to see the quilting design start showing up.  Most of you bloggers are seasoned sewists, so forgive me if I'm being redundant.  I use Top Stitching needle, and top and bottom thread was the Essential from Connecting Threads.  I didn't have even ONE glitch, the entire project!

Here is the finished project.  The stripes go from left to right.  Very summery!

One of my numerous "widow" jobs was to sell Robert's vehicle (The Jittney).  (Boohooing now, can't see!)  My small town is wonderful.  I didn't know how to sell it and went to the Court House  for help, and the lady behind the counter was wonderful, sensing my sad distress.  She explained how to fill out the title, printed out a Bill of Sale, gave me a little Post It note with the required steps bulleted.  I piped in, "Oh yes, should I remove the plates?  And she responded, " Yes, that's right and Honey, if you have any trouble getting them off, you just call me and I'll send one of my boys over to help."  Most people are so kind.  

I'm still working every day, doing NEW jobs I've never had before.  One of my errors was that I  didn't know I HAD to "apply for Widows benefits."  That delayed Social Security payments and resulted in unexpected financial worries.  All is apparently fixed today, after a meeting with the SS  lady, who was very helpful and understanding, solved the problem I hope, and provided me tissues now and then.