Monday 31 August 2009

quilt

the quilt you see in the header of my blog.

I want to share some information about it.
I bought it in Paducah, in the town during the quiltshow in April.
The dealer was from Houston.
I fell in love immediate.
What I like so much is the bright cheddar triangles,
And that it is not so perfect.
It is from ca 1880.
Good condition.

next time I will show you the little Lion in my house
Whait and you will see, she doen't want to be on a picture.

Tuesday 25 August 2009

Lake district England

I was on a short holiday in England Cumbria ( the Lake District) With a friend , We are friends for more than 40 years.
We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast near Windermere.
It is a beautiful part of the UK

This is our b& b.

This is Henry the cat at our Bed and Breakfast.

Near Kendal is LEVENS HAll House and Gardens
the Elizabethan mansion is built aroud 13th century
the gardens are famous they are from ca 1694.
This is an example of the cutting

this is levenshall house

We saw the earliest english patchwork in the house
www.levenshall.co.uk


we went to the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in Kendal( Cumbria)
the picture of the Amsterdam part of the tapestry is on their leaflet.

Wednesday 5 August 2009

my quilt space

When I am quilting I always need a lot of space ,
never it is good organised,
it is always immediately a mess
I wonder how other quilters,
can have everything clean and tidy .
when I clear out my room I cannot find things.
but it is time to do it.