Wendy, just let me know when you‘re in the area and we‘ll arrange it - neither bronchitis nor pneumonia required - actually much better if you forego those or you‘ll find the 70 steps a problem

Thank you Barb, I‘m also enjoying the great people i get to meet through these exchanges, both online and in person.

Here a few panoramas I took this summer
From my balcony


From a hike on Seebodenalp

Mount Pilatus on the left, Lucerne just to the right at its foot, Lake Lucerne, Kussnacht to the right of the Lake, then Lake Zug to the far right.

Walking back down to Kussnacht

Thanks Lotti for the map and description of your view! We had such a wonderful time in Switzerland when we visited 10 years ago, since then I've been interested in all things Swiss! And since the Row exchange I feel more connected to you and what you're doing.

Barb

Oh Lotti, I'd suffer bronchitis and pneumonia to lay on your balcony in the sun or in your living room with that wonderful view covered in your gorgeous quilts. Hope you're feeling better

Hello Barb
No, not Lake Zug - that was the lake near my old home - I still see Lake Zug from my office which is also in Baar (in Canton Zug) where I had previously been living.
This summer I moved to Kussnacht (am Rigi) in Canton Schwyz. Only 22 km from my old home, but now on the top floor and no elevator (just stairs with 70 steps) which allows me an amazing view without the exorbitant cost that would normally be the case.
Below a map.
Í‘m the blue dot in Kussnacht (2 S‘s - this is important as there is a Kusnacht in Canton Zurich where all google searches take me when i‘m looking for something).

From my balcony (facing Southeast) I look straight at Mount Rigi (the Queen of Mountains). About half way up - more in the foreground is the first ‚step‘. Located a bit above and to the right of my feet you see an area where there are some free standing trees lined up on the steps crest. That is the Seebodenalp - in a good photo we would be able to see a large white building to the right of the trees, the Seebodenalp Hotel. It‘s about a two hour walk up to there - but there is also a gondola.
The peak of Mount Rigi is the Rigii Kulm - where you can see the big pole. From the Seebodenalp to Rigi Kulm would be another good three Hours to walk. Of course there are options for the cog wheel train or gondola and train combination to go there as well - but then we would have to go up from Weggis, or Vitznau or Goldau.

From my living room windows The second picture - South facing, i can see:
Lake ‚Vierwaldstattersee‘, internationally known as Lake Lucerne.
And lots of hills and mountains:
On the left: the Rigi Rothorn, then the Burgenstock (Audrey Hepburn got married on the Burgenstock),
On a very good day I‘ll see the snowy peaks of the Bernese Mountains (including the Mönch and the Jungfrau)
On the very Right: Mount Pilatus
Yup I‘m very happy here




I hope to get you a few good shots with the proper camera soon

Have a great Sunday

Hi Lotti! I'm trying to figure out what lake you are seeing in the distance. Is it Lake Zug or Lake Baar?

Barb

Thank you, Brenda!
I love the fun and colorful tropical fish fabric you sent and also the beautiful little pineapple cards. I‘ll enjoy using them both!

What a wonderful surprise to find these in my mailbox today. Mind you, they might have been in the mailbox for a few days - caught a terrible cold and been home since Monday afternoon hoping to not have this bout of bronchitis turn into another pneumonia.
It‘s been a beautiful autumn week so I‘ve made the most of roasting in the sun as much as possible.
Wrapped up in warm blankets and quilts I had my own version of the daily dose of sun and fresh air as prescribed in the lung clinics so favored by the european aristocracy around the turn of the previous century.




It seems to have helped - feeling much better I ventured out to get fresh fruit and veg and the mail this morning...
now tea and a relaxing rest - yes much better - but not will need another few days

Have a great werkend - get some sun and be safe everyone!

Dawn, yes, I will be there! I would definitely love to meet up this time -- I feel terribly remiss i haven't met you yet!

Brenda, thank you for the beautiful winter, glittery fabric! It will definitely be used in my row quilt. Maybe the background for my tall, skinny snowman. I pray everything is going well with the clean-up! What a pain! But, you seem to be handling it well! Bravo!

Geneva, love your Broken Sauce quilt! Reminds me Jolly Rancher, because of the colors.

Heather, are you going to the Houston Quilt Show this year? Gotta meet up this time if you do!

Kathy, now that my life is back to normal, I'll get that row made for you! Thanks for being patient!

Dawn

Rosemary, no way, I am not that talented. I found "chain mail" type "fabric" at a shop (this was while we lived in Brazil). I have no idea what this "fabric" would normally be for, as it was basically a wide/loose mesh type thing. Looked like chain mail, and they had a gold one and a silver one. I bought a large amount, folded it over, cut a slit/hole for the neck and then put some batting (or flannel? I don't recall now) down the sides and sewed the sides closed, leaving arm holes. Oh, my, it was pathetic, but my boys loved it. They've always been appreciative of my efforts, even when the end result does not look at all like what they imagined, thank goodness!

This is why I prefer quilts....I am terrible at anything in "3-D". At least quilts are flat!

And yes, you posted that lovely skirt before, but it's fun to see again! You are immensely talented!

Geneva - great little quilt! Barb

Geneva, that is a really fun quilt.

Heather, did you knit the mail? Knitted string spray painted silver has often featured in the cheaper period films.

I don't remember if I posted Izzy's last skirt I made, it was 3 circles around



A horrendous amount of hemming and the dratted hem went and dropped on me even after being left to hang overnight. Still if she keeps twirling you won't be able to see the uneven hemline.

Geneva, that little quilt is lovely! What a fun design and fun name for it! Glad you got a new machine, though, since Sybil has been giving you problems.

Rosemary, I am in awe of your costume making...that you're even considering that? Wow! For laughs sometime I should post the picture of "chain mail tunics" and a king's robe I made my boys once.....oh my goodness, so horrible. Probably I could do better now, but.....eek.

I am finding less and less time to sew these days....my boys' school schedule (and so mom's taxi service + teaching them) is taking a lot more chunks of time this year, with classes & appointments outside of the house 3x/week, for a few hours each time, leaving me fewer "at home" hours to do the "home school" portion of our day, let alone sew things. We're still in "getting the schedule figured out" mode, so hopefully as we get in a groove it will settle.

Currently waiting in the wings/"in progress" I have 2 pair of pillow covers for a customer/friend, finish quilting a quilt for my nephew, finish piecing & then quilt a quilt for my sister, quilt a quilt for me (class project from Houston last year), and my husband keeps asking about his Superhero quilt for our TV room....fabric not even purchased for that one, yet. Not to mention all the other "I'd really like to make...." projects.

Hope everyone else is having more time to enjoy our craft than I am right now

Rosemary, you are a nicer mother than I am! I did make my son a ruffled shirt for a school play once. Luckily it was out of muslin and it was donated to the school drama class after the show. But I'm with you, ruffles/gathers are a pain!

But not as big a pain as what you are doing Brenda! My heart goes out to you and your family. I hope you are finding some *fun* in all this mess? I still keep you in my prayers.

I saw a picture of a row quilt someone made and it made me think.... I don't have to line up the rows. I can put them diagonally. That'll be easy!

I am packing up Sybil and all her pieces and parts. I just finished the last quilt I will make with her. I took a class from Joe Cunningham on Sept 11th and this is what came out of it all. It was lots of fun if not crazy making. My husband looked at several of the editions of moving the squares around before sewing them together and said "It looks like a broken sauce". So, it is named "Broken Sauce". I used a picture of a man hole cover to do the quilting design. It was fun, once I let myself go and get out of my head!





take care, geneva

Wow, the overseas packages made it a lot faster than I thought they would! Rosemary, good luck with the gathers. Would it lend itself to the use of a ruffler foot? My house is moving forward. I now have sheet rock, no flooring or kitchen yet, but with the massive amount of work to be done around town I consider myself to be ahead of the game. Thanks to everyone in helping me identify their rows.