Thank each and every one of you for all the encouragement and hugs. I have read all your posts, some were laugh out loud funny and all made me feel so much better. Wish I could answer everyone separately. You all are so right - he was probably just having a bad day, in pain, or maybe missing someone who had been special to him. I will let it go, and just seek the quilting advice of the experts on this board who really know what quilting is all about, whether it's by machine or hand we all know the beauty of the process.