yo-yo quilt

Today my mom declared the 20+ years-in-the-making yo-yo quilt officially done and gifted it to E for his hopechest. He and I looked at it and exclaimed in unison, "It's a work of art." What a blessing to have a fabric masterpiece to remember his treasured Baba by!
Thank you Mom!

P.S. Meanwhile, it's going to be very difficult not to use this on my bed.

in-the-bag

Definition:
in the bag..... assured of successful outcome

Can anything
ever
separate us from Christ's love?
Does it mean he no longer loves us
if we have
trouble or calamity,
or are persecuted,
or are hungry or cold
or in danger
or threatened with death?
(Even the Scriptures say,
"For your sake we are killed every day;
we are being slaughtered like sheep."
No,
despite all these things,
overwhelming victory is ours
through Christ,
who loved us.
And I am convinced
that nothing
can
ever
separate us from
his love.
Death can't, and life can't.
The angels can't,
and the demons can't.
Our fears for today,
our worries about tomorrow,
and even the powers of hell
can't keep God's love away.
Whether we are high above the sky
or in the deepest ocean,
nothing
in all creation
will
ever
be
able
to separate us from
the love of God
that is revealed
in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:35-39 NLT

I'd call that: "In the bag!"