That is the name of the project I've designed for my class for Adventures in Italy. While it's true that my adventure is not until May 18-24, 2014 now is the time to get the ball rolling.
I've not yet been to Italy but I have been to France. As I walked around Paris I was captivated by doors. As I thought about what sort of quilt to design for Italy, my mind kept going to doors. I scoured the internet and found many photos of Italian doors. I've gathered some of them on this Pinterest board. I did some reading and found out that Italians love doors. The older the better. They don't throw out or replace old doors, they treasue and use them.
I have a drawing of three doors. Each can stand alone or be set together. I've been working on Door Number One. This is where it started…
I liked the blue door but I also liked these quieter blues. I had to see them both on the desing wall to make a decision.
Well, the light door fades away so it went away. The circles are meant to represent ceramic plates. In several photos I spotted decorative plates hung around exterior doors and I loved the splashes of color.
Even better with plants outside the door. I'm close to finishing this one. I'll post the photo tomorrow or the next day.
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What a beautiful block, Becky! I love your choice of fabrics and the plates around the doorway. I feel like I am in the Mediterrean. I took lots of photos of doors in Europe. My husband thought I should knock on them afterwards to tell the owners “thank you”…lol! Never enough time to do it all, right?
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I love this, I’m also fascinated by doors! Recently took several pictures in Santa Fe and Taos, I should take a look back at them. You’re work inspires me…”thank you”
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Gorgeous! I love the blue too and I really love the background. we can tell how happy you are to be back at your real job!
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We are ‘over the moon’ with excitement to have you joining us for a most marvelous adventure in Italy! It will be poppy season in May with bright dots of color sprinkled throughout the countryside. What an opportunity for your students to study with you for an entire week, inspired by the ancient beauty of Orvieto.
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I went to Italy 16 years ago the same week in May you will be going. PERFECT spring weather, and I, too, was fascinated by doorways as well as arches and beautiful potted red geraniums on balconies. You’re gonna love it!
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Hi Becky, I love the new block you’re working on. It’s beautiful! I can’t hardly wait to see it complete. I looked at your Pinterest page of doors and I saw the picture of the doorway with the colorful ceramic plates. It brought back memories of the two years that I lived and studied in Spain. I recall seeing many such doorways with ceramics on display outside. It is a typical way that shop owners display their wares. Generally they are small little shops without a display window, so they hang items outside as a way to entice customers / tourists to enter and hopefully purchase something. Happy Stitching! Jay
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They do love doors!! I have so many pics of doors, shutters, and window boxes (beside from the architecture) from my trips there. Each region has so many different colors and they are not afraid to use it.
The block looks very nice, can’t wait to see how you finish it.
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