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If you find it hard to get in a working mood on Monday mornings, you, like me, probably need some inspiration to get up and going. I look for inspiration everywhere I go, take lots of pictures, but also browse through Pinterest, Flikr and other treasure-troves of photos. I'm all in the mood for curved-pieced quilts now, working on some new designs and going to test them, so I thought I'd share with you some of the pictures that have those flowing curves that just beg you to sew )). Here are some breathtaking landscapes that can give you ideas for a simple curve-pieced landscape quilt (or maybe a fused one, if you prefer): I campi attorno Castelluccio di Norcia by Patrizio Pacitti Just look at the contrast! This one would definitely benefit from some embroidery in the foreground. Cautious Swimmer. Isle of Harris, Scotland by Michael Blanchette The sky would need something hand-dyed, or maybe several batiks, which reminds me of a fat quarter pack I bought last week )) Dreamland Toscana in spring by Reinhold Samonigg Embroidery again? or look for a nice floral? or use confetti technique? What do you think will work best here? Stripy cliffs in Segelsällskarpet Fjord, Northeast Greenland National Park by Peter Prokosch I can't believe this is actually real. Nature is a patchworker, to be sure. Rolling Hills by Terence Lee Outlandish, but definitely very pieceable )) Namibia, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei by Dietmar Temps This is real, too. But looks like it's already a quilt)) If the tree is fused - it's an evening's work, but if you choose to piece the whole thing... So, anybody got inspired? Would you like to create something along these lines? Any ideas on the techniques to use?

Memoria dell'occhio - Memory of the eye. Photo Lino Cannizzaro. S’incontrano passanti d’ogni genere. Vi sono coloro che non guardano attorno a sé e hanno fretta d’arrivare in un luogo preciso e coloro che distrattamente attraversano il mondo o da lui si lasciano attraversare. Ma preferiremmo far parte di coloro che si soffermano sulle cose, sui luoghi in continua metamorfosi dove ci si perde per meglio ritrovarsi. Perché siamo consapevoli di vivere nella “multifonia” del nostro immaginario, sotto il sole delle fresche mattine di primavera e contemporaneamente sull’orlo dell’abisso. L’occhio, nei momenti d’ozio creativo, cercherà non la forma perfetta delle cose ma la bellezza della sua imperfezione, la sua complessità, la “sbavatura”, per usare un termine caro al filosofo Merleau-Ponty. On rencontre des passants de tout genre. Il y a ceux qui ne regardent rien autour d’eux et n’ont qu’ un désir, celui d’arriver vite à un endroit précis et ceux qui traversent distraitement le monde où se laissent traverser par le monde. Mais nous préférons faire partie de ceux qui s’arrêtent sur les choses, sur les lieux en perpétuelle métamorphose, là où l’on se perd pour mieux se retrouver. Car nous sommes conscients de vivre dans la « multiphonie » de notre imaginaire, sous le soleil des frais matins de printemps ainsi qu’au bord de l’abîme. L’œil, dans les moments d’oisiveté créative cherchera non pas la forme parfaite des choses mais la beauté dans ce qu’elle a d’imparfait, dans sa complexité, dans la « bavure », comme dirait le philosophe Merleau-Ponty. Diritti riservati

Are you looking for the best via ferrata in the Dolomites? Check out Bocchette Centrali, a scenic and easy via ferrata in the Brenta Dolomites!

Venecia. Sestriere San Marco

Capelas Ponta Delgada São Miguel Açores Portugal 1999

El jardín interior de esta casa, con vocación de loft, es solo uno de los elementos clave de su interiorismo impecable.

Cornelia Suhan Architekturfotografie - Internationale Architekturfotografin und Porträtfotografin aus Duisburg.

Ancient House, Perthshire, Scotland photo via barbara

Slovenia's underworld is almost as interesting as what's above the surface. The tiny country has a vast cave network that is worth exploring. Let's highlight three of its most amazing caves, including the Škocjanske Jame (Škocjan Caves), Postojna Cave, an

Turin ist neben Mailand die italienische Jugendstil-Hauptstadt . Die Kunstgewerbeschau von 1902 (Esposizione d'Arte Decorativa Moderna) im Valentino-Park der Stadt war ein ungeheuerer Erfolg und führte zur Manifestation des Jugendstils in Italien, wo man ihn als Liberty bezeichnet. In Turin waren vor allem die Architekten Fenoglio, Benazzo, Gribodo, Vivarelli, Gussoni und Velati Bellini mit ihren Bauten sehr erfolgreich. Turin passt so gar nicht zu der Vorstellung, die man üblicherweise von einer Autostadt hat. Zwar befindet sich dort der Stammsitz von Fiat, aber die Stadt ist bis heute ein einzigartiges Beispiel absolutistisch geprägter Stadtarchitektur. Anstelle des mittelalterlichen Stadtgefüges wurde durch die Savoyer ab dem 17. Jh. in einer beispiellosen Bautätigkeit eine am Reißbrett geplante Barockstadt als Gesamtkunstwerk aus dem Boden gestampft mit einem rechtwinkligem Straßenraster, ausgehend von dem Schloss der Savoyer an der Piazza Castello. In diesem eleganten Ensemble kann man selbst bei schlechtem Wetter unter 18 km Arkadengängen angenehm flanieren, zumal viele Straßen im Zentrum und vor allem die schönen Plätze seit einigen Jahren autofrei oder zumindest verkehrsberuhigt sind.

Exposed ceiling beams add visual interest, textural detail, and a framing quality that makes other elements pop. Explore these 20 beautiful examples of the interior trend.

One of the most cinematic cities in the planet Venice has been the backdrop for countless romances and dramas throughout the decades.

One of the stories in the One Thousand and One Nights relates how Prince Husain travels to Bisnagar and buys a magic carpet.

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Maison à Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Cette photo est reproduite dans un article illustré qui s'appelle "Un Tour Photographique de Saint-Paul-de-Vence" dans mon blog, à philhaber.com. [A house in Saint Paul de Vence. This photo also appears in an illustrated article entitled "A Photographic Tour of Saint-Paul-de-Vence" in my blog, at philhaber.com.]