The quilt is finished

This is my fifth patchwork quilt, and my daughter will be getting it.

 I must say that I've really come to enjoy hand-sewing the binding; it's a chance to savor the work on the quilt while also saying goodbye to it.

The lilac bush is just beginning to bloom and it smells wonderful...

 ...just like the rapeseed; we live right next to the field.

The colors of spring are heavenly and we spend a lot of time outdoors.

Uttewalder Grund Saxon Switzerland

It was closed...

but we had a picnic with.

The Chalice in the Zittau Mountains

 

It is variegated sandstone.

And it's a climbing rock.

The ruins of Oybin Castle, 13th century.

...high forest, 750 meters altitude gain

We didn't run :-)) we took a walk and there's a large mountain hut at the top.

Hochwaldbaude

Warmest greetings to everyone near and far. 

All the best.

"Uansett hvor sakte du løper, så slo du alle som ligger på sofaen."

 What could be better...

I'm thrilled to be able to watch the storks; they breed here and raise their young before setting off again at the end of August on their long migration to South Africa. We can see them here throughout the spring and summer.

The flowers in the garden are doing their best, just like in nature; it's a dream to be out and about.

:-)))

Picnic at Hochstein/Lusatia

I am currently sewing the binding onto my last quilt.

...and I was thrilled to see Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty again at the Semperoper... the ensemble is fantastic.

A few years ago, I took a week-long handweaving course, and I recently had the great pleasure of working on a loom... unfortunately, it's a 1.5-hour drive away. If it were closer, I'd go more often... it's so much fun! - I'm aware that weavers used to have a tough job. -

Damask weaving began in 1666 in Großschönau, Germany. Later, in 1834, Jacquard machines were introduced for damask looms... Großschönau was considered the center of this weaving industry in Germany —three-quarters of the inhabitants wove there during its heyday 18th/19th century.

Timber-framed houses that housed looms

I'm currently weaving twill fabric, which is still on the loom. I'll present it as soon as it's finished.

Warmest regards to everyone near and far. 

Have a good time. 

Viola