Doors

What is it about doors? I know I'm not the only crazy traveller who loves taking photos of them -  large, small, very old, new and perhaps based on ancient traditions but all purposefully leading somewhere and with the same general aims - to protect those dwelling inside from the elements, prying eyes or intruders or to make a statement about the building it adorns or the occupants or purpose within.

Sometimes you have the priviledge of walking through them to snatch a glimpse at life on the other side and possibly another culture. Sometimes you are left to wonder ......Oh, the stories they could tell.......

 

 

        A few finer details........

From Central Asia over to Seoul in Korea......

All that and more design possibilities,
Sue xxxx

Why Do We Do It?

You often hear non-quilters making comments about cutting up perfectly good fabric and sewing it back together again.....

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe they have a point. Remind me - why do we do it? It may take a while to put all these bit together - so much for a quick quilt.

But he's worth it........

Sue xxxx

(Note to self - check for stray threads before taking photos.......)

More Tiles

Most of the time I was photographing these more geometric tile designs I remember thinking how I would go about piecing these designs, then how would I quilt them...... potential for modern quilts abounds - and these designs are hundreds of years old. Do you think perhaps glazed tiles = shot cottons???? Paper piecing anyone?

Lots more food for thought - and once more no apologies for the number of photos, nor if I've accidentally doubled up on any. Just let it wash over you, then have a good look at some close-ups and you'll see what I was thinking.....

                           (Our terrific Uzbek guide in the foreground...)

                 (Actually not tiles, but fits in with this post I think.)

All that, and just think we haven't even touched on mud bricks, domes, doors, carpets, ceramics or maybe some natural beauty to give our minds a bit of a rest........I'll see what takes my fancy.

 

Funnily enough before this trip blue wouldn't really have been one of my main 'go to' colours. I feel a blue collection will begin  as soon as I come off my fabric diet....

 

For now I need to get back to the flannel,

 

Sue xxxx