Paris Paintings and a Rhinoceros

Here, now, is the last of my three posts on the May Paris visit.  I wanted to return to the Sainte Chapelle (www.monuments-nationaux.fr), which I had visited as a teenager and found very beautiful. It is a relatively small building, constructed almost 800 years ago. There is a lower chamber, then you climb the stepsContinueContinue reading “Paris Paintings and a Rhinoceros”

Quilts at Belsay 2015

May has been a busy month for Amanda Jane Textiles. Two of my quilts ‘Australian Animals’ and ‘Blue Mountains’ (both made from fabrics purchased in Oz), were on display in Belsay Hall  as part of a quilt show organised by the Northern Region of the Quilters’ Guild. I took my turn to do some stewardingContinueContinue reading “Quilts at Belsay 2015”