I finished pinning. I fiddled around with possible aides de quilting. I rummaged around with my bobbins, emptying some and moving others. Realized that I’d accumulated a sizeable number of bobbins but it is never really enough.
I layered a goodly sized warm up and practice piece. This gets used for that and also for after machine cleaning or if there’s a tension/balance question. I doodled around on this for quite awhile with a few different color threads. This always makes me think that I should try a whole cloth quilt but I never do. That’s ok. I’m ready to start.