Even though I have never met Richard Schlesinger, I have had contact with him before. In 2006, I sent him a quilt for his birthday, and he responded with a wonderful letter telling me how much he loved that quilt. At the point, I had not done any hand stitching. I had only tied my quilts. Since then, I have quilted quite a few and wanted for him to see the improvement in my skills.
Since I do not work, I can devote as many hours as I like to my hand work, and it seems quite likely that this project will be done before the end of April.