It may not win any race, but it will make progress on the quilt(s). The wedding quilt was finished, washed and gifted. We're not in town for the wedding, so I was glad to get it done before and gift it to the bride. I finished quilting the 2 quilts for our group donations that I will pass onto someone else to add our label and finish the binding. No photos. I had the opportunity to help a gal who is new to sewing begin her first quilt. I was able to finish a couple more blocks for the bunk bed quilt while she was sewing. No photos (Hmmm. I see a pattern. 😆) Since my last post, I was able to finish up the red portions of the Crimson Christmas. It's so fun to see it grow!! This week was also a sew day with friends. Always fun and productive! I worked on the mauve potion of the Crimson Christmas quilt. There was a section mis-sewn, but some picking took place and finished up. And then at home, I was able to work the next few steps: I've really enj...
Another Gothic church, the Votivkirche, located on the Ringstrasse (a road which encircles the Old Town of Vienna), was commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph after a failed assassination attempt on his life by a mentally ill tailor. He ordered the church built on the spot where the attack happened. The tomb of Niklas Salm, leader of the Austrian army during the mid-fifteen hundreds is inside this church. As this church is make out of white sandstone, it has to be constantly renovated to protect it from air pollutants which tend to color and erode the stone. The church was completely closed up while we were there and did not appear to have been open for some time.
