A summer mood in the patchwork room

Summer: a time of peace and joy.
Although nobody has marked a cross in the calendar for the start of a holiday and there is no holiday pay and never will be, I am enjoying the summer to the full. 🙂
If I want to, I sew. If I do not want to, I do not sew.

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Today I have so many pieces of work under way at once that I do not know myself what will be finished next. One day I cut fabrics into strips and squares. The next day I take on the appliques. The next moment, when my mind is tired and it is hard to concentrate, I take out my box of squares and start sewing patchwork skirts or the simplest square quilts instead. Or some new pattern or colour combination inspires me. Sometimes I want simply to quilt and leave everything else where it is.
A little chaotic, but I like it that way. And since no deadline is ticking at the back of my head, I simply enjoy the creative freedom. That is my holiday.

So they accumulate here. As if there is a quilt and yet there is not. I should probably photograph them and put the half finished pieces up for sale, and then quilt the wadding and backing on once a particular pattern has a buyer.

I think the next to be finished will be that large green quilt. After that I would like to make a quilt for myself. A couple of the grandchildren have outgrown their previous quilts. One exciting patchwork picture has been waiting its turn for ages. Plus exciting ideas for entirely new products and models.

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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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