Coos and Coats

The cows in the field next door escaped this week. After exploring our driveway and leaving a couple of cow-pats, they trundled off down the track and trotted speedily up the road, causing a bit of a traffic jam. I phoned the farmer as soon as I saw the herd dispersing and he quickly rounded them all up again.

I quilted the Bewitched quilt (to be repurposed into a coat) using a Karlee Porter design called “Swivel Circle 2”. The gold lame looks fab, of course and it has made me wonder if I should invest in some new, shiny gold boots;) 

Images of quilted coats filled my Instagram feed after I posted a photo of my progress and I sent a link to Nella on how to make a quilted hoodie. We found a suitable looking sacrificial quilt on Ebay. It was made from 1980’s furnishing fabrics, minimally and badly quilted with a hideous satin ribbon binding. We cut up a teddy fleece blanket and over-quilted it with a simple meandering pattern. The resulting quilt was thick and heavy, not ideally suited for garment making. She drew around a hoodie to make a rough pattern and it went together reasonably well, although the sleeves and the body did not quite line up so some jiggery-pokery had to be deployed. We broke 5 needles and could not overlock anything due to the bulk but it looks OK and she likes wearing it. IF we ever make another one, I will make sure that we use a very thin, cotton quilt!

Nella and I decided to go to the local firework display since the weather was reasonable and there had not been a bonfire in Banchory at all in 2020. In all the years of living here I ave never seen such a huge crowd. It seemed that there were no other organised displays in the area and even the Aberdeen Beach show had been cancelled again. We stood at the edge of the park, not wanting to venture deep into the throng and as usual, the firework show was great. Some of the coffee shops were open late so we got a takeaway afterwards. 

I got one customer quilt done, using a nice digital pattern called Marmalade. After a couple of weeks of having nothing on the go it looks like I will have a steady stream running up to Christmas. I suppose I will have to start thinking about doing some C-shopping and / or making before too long…