Did I Really Steal a Wedding Ring Quilt Top?

Well,.......almost!  You may remember that sometime back a friend and I went to a flea market where we hit the jackpot with fabric.  Included in what I got was a quilt top all together except the last section.  You can see it  here .  I decided it's time to finish it, so I've been working on it the past several days, and finished it a couple of days ago.

Since it really didn't cost me much at all, I decided to try some free motion quilting after practicing a little bit on some small sandwiches.  Before beginning on it, I looked closely at the rings and discovered they were all done with really nice hand applique.  I showed it to my friend who confirmed what I discovered.  Don't examine it too closely or you'll see lots of wobbles, but I'm a little pleased with how my quilting turned out, especially since it is really the first thing I've ever done this large with mostly free motion.  It is 73" x 48".  I actually did better and had more fun with the hearts than I did with the rings.   Of course, the hearts were marked with a template.

Maybe I'll not be so fearful of trying FMQ again sometime.   I just cannot believe anyone would get rid of such a beautiful job of hand applique.   If the Quilt Police don't get me for theft, they will punish me somehow for machine quilting this beautiful work of hand applique!

I've had a beautiful but unusual back yard visitor the past ten days or so.  You know how I love birds, and this little pretty thing played chase with a baby sparrow in my rose garden this past week, and finally got on the bird feeder outside the window where I sew; needless to say, I enjoyed the interruptions!  I have no idea where he came from, but I hope he stays!

He plays with the little sparrows, and is not afraid of the large white winged doves, which ignore him.  

Please overlook the tall grass!  Remember I've been unable to work in my yard this year!
Every time I see him, I grab my camera and get up close to the window. 

For the last month, we've had rain at some point almost every day.  Fortunately, my yard slopes just a little to  the back of my property.  Unfortunately, all that water drains into my neighbor's back yard!

See the water on the left, and flowing down behind her shed.
We got 2.5" in about 40 minutes!
It drained on down to  the next yard by the next day.

 
At least we haven't had serious flooding for days like so many Texas areas have had! For that I'm thankful!  We are supposed to have sunshine for almost all the coming week!  Yea!!!

Microsoft decided to download Windows 10 on my computer last Friday, and I'm struggling with some of it.  It doesn't like my photo program I've been using, but it will just have to adjust (I think)!

Then as if I hadn't had enough of doctors and physical therapy since December, I lost a crown tonight, so I guess tomorrow I'll be seeing the dentist!  I had just gotten out of hock for the last dental work, a four-tooth bridge.  I suspect this one will be very similar!  Got to have pretty teeth while lying in a casket, right?

I surely hope all this posts okay tonight.  It's my first attempt with Windows 10.

---"Love"