Have a supply of magazines and quilting books handy and some post-it notes. Plan your next few quilts. The less you do with that hand until it heals the better off you'll be in the long run. Good luck.

Thank you all for your prayers and great ideas, I will keep everyone posted. This is such a wonderful place, I am so happy I found this site. Happy quilting!

Thank you, Good luck with your eye surgery, my neighbor had that done about 6 months ago and she is thrilled with the results.

You are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted.

Best of luck to you! I'm sure it will be just fine. :)

A pro golfer had surgery on her thumb and within 2 months, won the LPGA.

Hopefully, your recovery time will fly by!

With stab stitching you do not load multiple stitches on the needle at one time and pull all of them through. Instead, you stab the needle to the back side and pull it through. Then you stab it back up - in essence doing a single stitch per movement. It is a little harder to control the stitch size - but what the hey ---- at least you can still work.