This is the project I made in Italy

Today I finished my project. I was inspired my the mosaic on the pillars of the Duomo.
And this was how it looked at the end of the week:

And here is the finished quilt:

The colors on this picture are the real colors..

I used Japanese vintage kimonofabric and aboriginal fabric, the embroidery was done with Valdani thread.The wool is handdyed by Sue Spargo's sister. 

In the train and the plane I crocheted flowers, this yarn is so soft and has beautiful colors. I bought it here , as a kit for a crochet scarf. i never made the scarf and I don't know what to do with all those flowers. Do you have an idea? 

Look how many different aquilegia's I have in my garden

The colors in my garden are at the moment blue, rose, deep purple and dark red. I have so many aquilegia's, one of my favorite spring flowers.

In this last picture you can see my white wisteria... isn't she a beauty?.

My trip to Italy....Orvieto cooking class and wine tasting

This year we had a cooking class with Lorenzo, this was a lot of fun and we made a lot of food!!!!!
After cooking we eat all we made and I can tell you that was delicious but far too much.

Karen , Chris and Lorenzo are making the strawberry mousse.

Cathy and I were cutting vegetables..... 

Like last year we went to the vineyard of Palazzone with beautiful views of  the mountains.

My trip to Italy....Orvieto and his history,

With Sue, Karen, Cathy and Sandy I went on sunday to the necropolis . The site dates from the 4th and 5th century. It is formed by tomb chambers constructed of blocks of tufa ( a variety of limestone). Each chamber is identified with the name carved above the entrance.

Wednesday afternoon we went to the pottery museum.....

To be continued....

My trip to Italy, some impressions

Saturday night I returned from my second trip to Orvieto in Italy where I had a 5-day class with Sue Spargo. And again it was a wonderful experience... Here some impressions of the market, the town and the Duomo.

Tomorrow more pictures.....

Yoko Saito Mystery Quilt and ...I am off to Italy

I finished block 1 and block 2 of this mystery quilt, it's so fun to do.....

And tomorrow I'll take the train, the plane and another two trains and the bus to the convent in Orvieto, Italy, for the 5-day class with Sue Spargo, like I did last year!!! 

Of course I'll make pictures.... And on Sue's blog you can follow our adventures in Italy...

Misao Wada

My second class in Nantes was with Misao Wada, I never heard of her before. In the Quiltmania number 80 I read this:
She is a Japanese who is famous in her country both for her poetry and for her textile work.
She started working with textile when she was 20 years. From her teacher, a great japanese textile artist, she learnt how to combine the subtlety of a detail within the technique of practical raw applique by free hand cutting each piece (no templates) She only works with old kimono fabric. I show you two pages from this Quiltmania number with her work.

Here is she in Nantes looking at my work.....

And this is what i made ....

These lotusflowers were beautiful, the picture does not do it justice....