Medallion Sew-Along

Last borders are on my Medallion quilt. Added the dark one inch border, the background fabric outer border and started on the applique pieces for the last border. I decided to baste stitch that last border on. The little blue triangles are my leaders and enders which I left on to keep the stitches from unraveling. I've never tried it, my "plan" is to layout all the applique pieces, remove the borders, do the machine applique and then re-attach the borders with a regular stitch length. Has anyone tried this? Hope it works!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and Father's Day. The rest of my post is NQR=Not Quilt Related so if you don't want to read on... that's OK. It's personal and more of a quest. 

(NQR) I was very happy to keep myself busy this weekend. Today was a tough day for me. Father's Day and my late husbands birthday. Every few years Mark's birthday landed on Father's Day and he made the best of it! :0) Married 33 years he challenged us to make the best of life. We rode mountain bikes in CA, Utah and Colorado, rode centuries and back country skied including Telemark. We lived in the mountains above the Tahoe Basin for 12 years and loved every minute of it. Following injuries, surgeries and pain, Mark ended his life 7 years ago. I live with that pain and still work to make it OK, not something to 'get over' for it never goes away. I have a wonderful life, love and am able to quilt to my hearts content. OK, this is a little quilt related :0) Sometimes is just feels good to write this stuff down.
Have a great week and enjoy each day!