A quilt in black and white and a little yellow too

No need for a long story here: a new quilt is on the way. And different from the last ones again.
Making the pattern did not take very long. Dense quilting, on the other hand, takes quite a bit of time and effort. I have not bought myself a quilting frame yet, so there is nothing for it but to start driving the quilt about under the sewing machine again. 🙂 I recently learned that the pattern I intend to use is called the winding road.
When I start quilting in the morning, by midday my body has seized into the "smartphone" position: neck stretched far forward and bent, back hunched, tongue between my teeth, shoulders and wrists in spasm... That is why I do not even want a smartphone, since I already get my smartphone cramps behind the machine.

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Violin case repair

Last school year, I repaired my grandchild's violin case. The loops meant for attaching the backpack straps had torn off. She cycles to school, and it’s impossible to ride while holding the violin in your hand. Naturally, the violin and case—which belonged to the school—went back at the start of the summer. Now that the new school year has begun, she has been issued a school violin and case again, but this one is in even worse condition than last year's. So, I undertook the repair once more. This time, I decided to replace the entire back panel—including the piping—and cover the torn section at the end of the case with a leather patch. I used reflective tape for the top layer of the piping. The video condenses six hours of work into three minutes. If anyone finds themselves in need of a similar repair, I will be able to take on a few jobs starting in February 2027, and I can handle a few at a time during the summer break.

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