The story of the Ups and Downs quilt

 BikerSon needed a new quilt. I made him a skull quilt when he was in his teens and a `hello handsome` when he was in his twenties.

They are now, in my opinion, no more than rags. He slept under them for years on end. He begs to differ, saying that they remain precious, since I made those especially for him. Ahhhh.

I came across a drawing of the Ups and Downs and immediately started to draw. BikerSon likes simple shapes, geometrical desings and black/grey/white with a splash of red. I understood the assignment!

C had bought a batting during her last USA trip that I could have. It was a Hobbs 80/20 that I always use and prewash in a laundry bag. So far so good. While layering the quilt I noticed that parts of the batting got very thin. Nevertheless ther was a warning light on in my head, I started to quilt. After a couple of blocks I had to acknowledge that this was no good …. I unpicked everything (!) and went to the quiltshop where I earned that there is a difference between a regular Hobbs (that I used) and a heirloom Hobbs (that I used to have) the last one can be pre washed, the first not *sigh*

I came home with another batting: bamboo this time. It felt so soft and lovely and draped beautifully…

Untill I started quilting again…. After a while it started to `beard`.And as I quilted on, it bearded more and more. Not just when you pulled up the needle, but the bamboo fibers kept appearing on the surface, time after time, no matter how often I tried to remove them..

Like I said in the previous post: I accepted that this is what it is..

I guess that after a while the whole damn bamboo batting while come to the surface untill there is nothing left..

It is finished now and I will give it to BikerSon coming sunday. 

There is no joy in gifting a quilt you know is no good

Ups and downs

 All I did during summer was embroider lost and found patterns from the late 70’s. Must remember to take pictures of those later..

Since a week or 2, I finally started quilting again on the Ups and Downs quilt. So named for it has had lots of ups and downs during sewing ánd quilting with a bamboo batting that’s bearding like mad, but I have decided that it is what it is..

Middle part is all done now, so I must decide what to do with the borders next.

Since the weather is very nice for the time of year I also decided to make daily walks. Downloaded an app that keeps track and gives me virtual medals when I reach certain goals like “ you walked 3 times in a row yeey” 😬 At least it makes me go out the door every day; I don’t want an app tell me that I failed LOL

Since I’ve seen my own neighbourhood, I sometimes take the car to go to another city/town to walk there:less boring than same old same old.

And you learn something along the way! This is the only remaining “mount” ( called “redoute”) of 7, with room for a canon and an armed soldier to fight the Belgians if they would come to attack. They never did btw….haha

And a castle in a huge park with not a soul in sight.. 

Now where will I wander tomorrow?