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?