sewlinzi Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I had a fantastic time in Holland and LOVED meeting up with Claudia, Loes and Theo. Unfortunately I did not manage to get back to the show to hang out with Claudia because I was with a friend and the travel plans got complicated BUT I am definitely going to go to Krefeld to see her for a proper lesson or two! Her quilt for MQS is fabulous!!! She let me see it on her camera - you won't be able to close your mouths for catching flies when you see it:cool: I have to figure out a way to make it to MQS next year (even though I sort of promised to go to Houston with my friend.) The OEQC was great and I thoroughly recommend it to any European quilters - it was an easy trip and I hope to write about it for one of the British PW mags. I thought you might like to see some of the other pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I didn't actually buy the boots!! here are some more Dutch pics... I almost bought a bicycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I found myself in Haberdashery Heaven in a shop in Eindhoven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 A Saturday Street Market with gorgeous fresh flowers and garden produce - I always like to explore the area I am visiting too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linzi, I think you should have bought the boots! How cool! And the flowers are just beautiful! Glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing your pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Looks like you had a blast. Also sounds like you've got some great travel plans. FUN, FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 What's with all the bicycles? Was that a "used car lot"? or a parking structure? Wow! How do you find YOUR bicycle? Great pictures from across the ocean. I can hardly wait to see Claudia's quilt. Fire and Ice---what a combination. Her tropical quilt last year was so amazing with the silk fabrics and glitzy crystals. She's got to top that one! Thanks Linzi for keeping in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Looks wonderful! I'm glad you had a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Everyone in Holland seems to ride a bicycle, especially with a basket and bell! (the people do look fit and healthy). There are special bicycle lanes and traffic lights everywhere but I almost got run over by a bike a few times for not paying attention. My picture is just a photo of commuter bikes at the railway station. People customise them with paint, saddle covers etc and they look very easy to ride with big wheels. It is not as flat in Scotland though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Now I know where my old used bike went from when I was a kid....I think I see it there. WOW what a pile...and how could you find yours...or was this a sale lot? and not a parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linzi, Oh my!! Thanks for all the great pictures! I have never been overseas. And probably never will, but oh! love to see picrures!! thanks! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linzi my dear, thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like you had a fab time! Can't wait to meet you in person, if you do come to MQS next year. Hugs, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IQ'd Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 When my late DH was in the Army we lived in Oersbeek for three years. I loved the Netherlands-so clean and neat-people so friendly-the windmills and tulips-the fries in Gouda...I could go on and on.........Beautiful country and beautiful people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Linzi you sure look like you had a fantastic time. Love the photos, and those boots are something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Originally posted by sewlinzi I found myself in Haberdashery Heaven in a shop in Eindhoven Big question for you......... do they post overseas????? or did you just buy one of everything!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I'm glad you had such a great time and I loved your pictures. I was in Amsterdam 2 1/2 years ago, but did not get a chance to get out of that area and see more of the country. I thought Amsterdam was , ahem...."interesting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I also took photos of "interesting" Amsterdam for reference... but didn't post them here! The haberdashery shop does have a web address: www.smitje.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyJ Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hi Linzi, I'm glad you liked it in the Netherlands. I hope to visit Scotland one day, and listen to the silence. I'm told that the country side is spectacular. For the others and the bike-thing: At the end of the day, you just grab your bike, no big deal. You only have to remember the row you've put it in. Just like you have to remember were you've put your car in the parkinglot. We, Dutch, grow up biclycling, my two-year olds just got their first bike. I cannot remember not cycling or as we call it: Fietsen. Have a nice day, Wendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Originally posted by WendyJ For the others and the bike-thing: At the end of the day, you just grab your bike, no big deal. You only have to remember the row you've put it in. Wendy Wendy..thank you...I wasn't sure if that was a day parking lot or a sale lot for used bikes. I don't think we here in the states will ever see a mass parking lot like that...people just don't ride their bikes like that...even in the big cities like LA or NYC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I would never make it there...when DH and I go for a bike ride...I can't make it up a hill, no matter how small the grade He always rides ahead of me and rides in circles until I catch up. When going up a hill, he rides back to me and gets a hold of the back waistband of my pants and pulls me up the hill I tell him I am just helping him with his workout :D:P Now, if it is completely flat in the Netherlands...I'm there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Mary Beth..you would be okay here in NY...they have made a lot of the old train track beds into bike trails....some are as long as 10 miles or so...all flat paved and easy biking.... Now I just need to get a bike and a bike rack to haul it around. Nearest bed to me is about 45 minutes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Bonnie, We have one called the Katy Trail here in Missouri. It starts in Clinton, MO and ends in St. Louis ?? I think...anyway...it is along the Missouri River and is suppose to be beautiful. There are Bed n Breakfasts and places to eat along the way. We keep saying we are going to try it...but I think I will need a tractor seat before we start....cause my seat is much bigger than that bike seat :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loes Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hi Linzi, It was great meeting you and your friend! And so funny to see all responses in this thread about your photo of the bikes parked at the station. It's such a normal view for us. Mary Beth, just come over to our super-flat country. You will love it. Loes (almost packing for not-so-mountainy-and-might-I-say-pretty-flat-country Kansas Overland Park) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaPfeil Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 ......I haven´t even started packing:cool: I think I should fill the washing machine first......but I have still wednesday and thursday.....on friday early in the morning the plane will go up to the sky:D I´m still quilting my auction quilt.....hopefully it will be ready right in time......I sew the last seams yesterday....*lol* See you soon..... Claudia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Oh my gosh, Claudia....you are pushing it to the limit....slow down girl and smell the roses...you are living in the fast lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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