I took the opportunity to try something new (of course) and so started here:
Went to here:
And came up with this:
I’ve heard these needles described as size “OMG”. They’re pretty big and the eagle eyed among you will note that they are not even a matched pair. C’est la vie, we work with what we have.
I used a veil stitch and I think the result is not too shabby.

Happy pay-it-forward, Jess.