new project and day trip

My new project will be my fourth quilt. I cut the different fabrics into equal-sized squares so that I can then use the chosen free-cutting technique.

Now four pieces of fabric are placed on top of each other and cut into four pieces... the free-form cutting is really fun... as is putting the pieces of fabric together.

Wonderful patterns emerge that now need to be sewn together.

I will keep you updated on the progress of the work.

We took a city and country trip to beautiful Görlitz. The city is divided by the Lausitzer Neisse River, which forms the border with Poland. The Polish part of the city is called Zgorzelec.

We parked right in town and walked the German part from the Obermarkt across the Untermarkt to the river to reach the pedestrian bridge that connects the two cities.

During Advent, a joint Christmas market takes place on both sides of the bridge and that makes my heart beat faster with joy.

late Gothic St. Peter's Church - town church

On the German side, we made our way back to the car. The buildings display a wide variety of architectural styles, which arouses my particular interest.

Görlitz was already a very wealthy city in the Middle Ages, as it was located on important trade routes, such as the Via Regia. Trade in cloth and woad—a plant from which blue dye was obtained—led to the wealth that is still evident today in the cloth makers' hall houses.

We also took a short hike up the Landeskrone (420 m above sea level), which offers a good view of the Jizera and Giant Mountains (about 70 km away). And anyone who has been reading my blog for a long time knows that I am a very special fan of the Giant Mountains... both winter and summer.

Love to you near and far. 

Viola