A Great Monday!

This is one Monday I'm super happy for! We moved back in this morning and most of my fabric made it out alive!  

There were a few casualties, mostly from some fabric I'd been planning to get rid of that I had to use to try to stop the flow of water coming in when the roof started pouring. 

The great news is that at this point I've been able to dry out all my fabric and everything is looking good.

I also protected my sewing machine and most everything else, the chandelier fell but it was after we'd already noticed it was going to go soon and quickly moved the furniture out.

They're coming today to finish installing the new chandelier and do some touch ups, so in the meantime I'm sitting in my empty sewing room.  

I'm not sure the floor will ever be clean again, even after all the mopping, but I'm going to give it another go before we get the furniture back in here.

The storm happened to be a particularly violent one and terrible wind, rain, and fist-sized hail wreaked their havoc on all the homes in our neighborhood. 

We're fortunate we didn't get hit with the storms Thailand got, some 500 of their homes have been obliterated by these.  Turns out over the last few years violent storms just open up the rainy season. 

I have some photos I'll share later, sorry for the boring, photo-free posts!

We're rearranging my sewing room, (good opportunity!) so I'll share photos of the wreckage and the aftermath soon. 

...The quest for my sewing room to be clean continues!

Sad day

Sorry to say today won't be a long post.

Friday we had a freak, flash storm that may well have been a tornado. The rain and wind were mor intense than any hurricane or tornado I have ever been through.

Within minutes my power went out three times and within five minutes water was pouring into my stairwell, into my guest rooms, and into my sewing room. 😢😢😢😢

I was forced to use fabric to try to stop the water from getting to the electronics, and I've definitely lost some of it.

Thankfully, we're safe, but I was worried when the ceiling over the stairwell collapsed because I wasn't sure I'd be able to get down.

Today we're fighting the battle to have somewhere to stay for the couple weeks it will take to repair, and I'm working on saving my stash. As of current moment I've found no mold or mildew, but as Laos is already humid I'm fighting time.

Do you have any tips on how to help me save it?  I'll post photos when we're done using them for official purposes. It's quite the tear-jerking sight. 

Right now power has finally been restored and I've been laying the fabric out in front of the air conditioners here, which do act as dehumidifiers, of sorts. I'm trying to locate a dehumidifier on our continent, but am not having much luck.

My sincerest hope your week is better than mine!

Trekking for Fabric

Hi all! Let me preface this week with I'm sorry I wasn't posting on time; I had everything set up and saw it posted, but I just got home to review and it seems they weren't showing up!

On to (last!) week's read...

Trekking for fabric...it sure seems to be what I do! 

This week, I'm doing it in Europe. 

This delightful little shop is in Munich, Germany.

Its name is Quilt u. Textilkunst and it's run by a delightful lady.  

The first time I tried to visit I learned how important Fat Tuesday is in Germany because the store was closed! 

According to a family member I recently found in Italy, it's quite important in Europe...who knew Mardi Gras was so global?

Anyway, back to the cute little shop...they've been there for almost 20 years now is what owner Christine Köhne told me!

The shop boasts everything from Moda to Robert Kaufman, to Japanese designers like Sevenberry and are all bright and colorful! 

I found an adorable pattern in Burda - which I never knew had quilting magazines!

And owner Christine kindly helped me convert everything to yards so I had enough fabric. I'll share a photo of that next week, as it's packed in my suitcase at the moment.

I visited Schloss Linderhof (Linderhof Palace) as well that day. There are hardly any photos as it was raining and photos weren't allowed in the house, but I found this image online, which shows Ludwig II's bed with a hand embroidered crest above it.

Can you imagine hand embroidering something that large??!!!

I love to see how old the art of sewing is and what beautiful things have been made.

We also stopped through Budapest briefly for a concert and I saw this beautiful design on one of the bridges...I think I'll be playing with EQ 7 when we get home! 

Here's from earlier today, when we followed GPS right onto a ferry! She could have warned us, but instead we were surprised...

But, in the end we aceded and enjoyed the pretty ride...

Here's my most recent finish from just the night before we left:

It's on its way to a lucky brand-new baby who I hope will love Dr. Seuss too!

And last but not least, here's what I'm working on this week since not much else was portable...

A cute little Vincent Van Gogh cross stitch. He's been my favorite artist as long as I can remember and I can't wait to hang this in my sewing room to inspire me.

While I miss my sewing room, tell me... 

What are you working on this week?