In October, our church choir director talked about our special program for December 16.  She said she was envisioning how it would look in the front of the church.  She said she was thinking of a heart and she formed her hands in that shape.  After the rehearsal, I talked with her and asked her to define more fully what she wanted.  I volunteered to make this for her.  I haven’t done any sewing for four years, and I sold my machine four years ago.  I was thinking, “I still have my mother’s machine from the 1950’s, so I can do it.”  Well!  The machine had some problems, so I took it to a repair guy.  Oh, he had so many in line before mine.  So I borrowed my daughter’s machine.  I bought some fabric, and started in.  I had fun experimenting, but my first project didn’t work as I had hoped.  On to the next idea.  Then, when the newspaper ladies wanted to come to take those pictures, I had to put everything away.  And I only got it out again after all the company left.  Meanwhile my machine was finished and I brought it home.  Alas!! I still have problems with it.  But, since I had the other machine, I was able to finish the project.  It is far from perfect, and I can think of many quilters who could do finer work.  But it is my offering, and it is what I could accomplish.  I hope it meets the director’s expectation. Picture a white background with a red heart outline.  Simple in the end, but not so simple in the process.