Autumn inspiration

Autumn has arrived in Idaho and the leaves are looking pretty good, even the ones that have to be raked up.

Before we left on our trip, I prepared a pile of silk hexagons so that they were ready to baste the edges down. I haven't done them all (and I may not), but the ones that are done have been put up on the design wall. I'm still unsure of how I'm going to put them together and of the final arrangement. I have two very different background fabrics that I'm considering, one a dull green silk noil the other a rust, green, yellow silk broadcloth. My inspiration was an image in my head of the fall colors that I drove through on our trip to the east coast two years ago. Now I'm thinking more of a view from above with a river meandering thru.

Daily stitching project #217 - #224

Hundertwasser

One of the highlights of our trip (at least for me), was a stop to see an apartment building designed by Hundertwasser .I have been a fan of his work for a long time and before we left had checked my Vienna guide book for the location of the building. It would not have been possible to walk to it from where our boat was docked, so I was disappointed, but decided to focus on what we could do. Then the first night on the boat I read through the listing of optional tours and to my delight the bus tour of Vienna included a stop at the Hundertwasser house! I signed up immediately. It was tough to get pictures because it's in a narrow alley with an undulating street that was packed with other tourists besides me.

I did purchase a few things.

I already have a book of his work and have used it for inspiration in the past. In 2003 I participated in a Journal Quilt project and all of my monthly pieces were based on parts of his artwork.

Since returning home I've been inspired again by his artwork and have a couple of different ideas working away in my mind.

Three days in Budapest

Our trip started with a three day stay in Budapest. We spent most of our time walking and looking, so much to see! Buildings

Night time lights

Details

Doors

Statues

And even a wedding scene being filmed for a movie.

Budapest is a fascinating city, I really enjoyed it and would love to go back for a longer stay. There is so much to see and do.