Saturday 30 November 2013

West Country Quilt Show

Great day out in Somerset at the show, and a workshop by Alicia Merrett called map fragments.







Alicias work


and again

and again

and again

1st phase of mine!

2nd phase


the lovely Sarah( daughter)


mine with houses- just need to quilt it at home.










lots of kaffe....

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Retrospectiv Rome......

Just returned from 4 great days in Rome- amazing city, good food, bad manners and rip off taxi drivers-  like most european cities really! here are a few pics from my travels...


a couple of cardinals..

st peters square


the colisseum





trevi fountain





spanish steps



magic!


piazza de venezia




the pantheon



st peters square again





popes garden...




more magic..







St peters basilica






view from the dome of st peters basilica following a 355 step climb!












look closely at the trainers- this beggar was not what she seemed- every single beggar in Rome seemed to have a hunch back and you couldnt see their face!!


The end
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