The presents I've got in Orvieto

One of the girls in our group gave me this beautiful, delicate bracelet. Before coming to the class in Orvieto, she made a trip from Pisa through the Italien countryside, she bought the bracelet in Luca.

And Mary also brought me presents. She was in our group last year and this year she made a trip in Italy with her Jim. It was so good to see her again. She made me a lovely pouch with fabric that she got
 from Lynn, another member of the last year group.

Look at the other things she made from this fabric...

Last year Lynn was so inspired by all the poppies you see in Italy, you really see them everywhere with their bright red colors.

Back home in the U.S she created UMBRIAN FIELDS, patterns with kits in the colors that reminds her of Italy. Thereis a wall hanging, a book cover, a needle case and a market tote with this design. You can find her patterns and kits here (her site is not up to date but you can mail her if you are interested)

Mary had a present for me from Lynn, some patterns and a bundle of fabric all from her Umbrian Fields line.

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...