This picture was meant to go in the Things I Love section, but this quilt has a funny story. I bought it in Venice, Italy when my friend Ashly and I were backpacking through Europe. Not the sort of thing you usually buy when all you're carrying with you is a backpack, but I fell in love with it when I saw it through the window. Luckily, our next stop after Italy was Switzerland where my friend Gerd came down from Germany to meet us and hang out with us. He drove his motorcycle down and when I inquired if he would take the quilt back to Germany with him he looked at me like I was nuts. Did I expect him to strap it to his back and ride it home?? Well, yes, I did. Actually, he had a carrier that strapped to the front his motorcycle. Much better, I know. I didn't think in a million years this huge quilt (it fits nicely on our king size bed) would fit inside this tiny bag but Ashly pulled some voo-doo out of her hat and managed to stuff the entire thing in the black bag and still was able to zip it up. I wish I had taken a picture of the magic. Gerd rode it all the way from Switzerland to Germany.....in the rain, where I picked it up and shoved it in my suitcase to bring home. Yes, this quilt has made an incredible journey!! Thanks for making it possible Ashly and Gerd!
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Oh my goodness! Memories! I was a little startled to see that thing still alive. It has quite the history - doesn't it? It's seen more of this world than your average quilt. It's still pretty, isn't it?
Oh my gosh! I totally forgot about Gerd! How could I forget about that? It was worth the trip though, it does look lovely on your HUGE bed:)
Hey Kristi...I don't know if you remember me, but I hope you do....It's Kim(Peterson)Matthews.
I found you from Michelle's blog...It is so fun to see people we knew as kids all grown up with kids of their own! You little ones are so cute...Isn't being a Mom the best! Check out my fam sometime! www.thematthewsfam.blogspot.com
Wow, I did't remember that this quilt was so big…….. Ok, first let me introduce myself: I am the personal guardian of that quilt and here are more details:
I really drove 320 miles (50% in rain) without seeing any display of gas or speedometer on my bike. Well driving without any info about speed was no problem because of our speed limit ( we have no limit ) . But gas was quite a problem. So my orientation for my next pit stop were road sign. I did calculate the mileage with help of the distance between the cities. And it worked perfect. The huge and “high” bag made my trip also king of comfortable. The bag was so high that I was able to put on my head during driving. It was really an unique trip. But, it was worth each mile. My good turn for you Kris
I love that - the colors are so bright and cheery! We painted our house yellow & orange for that reason.
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