Showing posts with label the victoria and albert museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the victoria and albert museum. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 February 2011

Rabbit Stamps

These are my stamps made from my drawings.
Once the rabbit stamp was made I mounted it on perspex, for ease of use.
My rabbit, is based on medieval tapestries of rabbits and
embroideries from exhibits at
The Victoria and Albert Museum, in London.
The stamp making kit is available from 'imagepac'.
Visit the museum's wonderful website at

Saturday, 26 June 2010

Ratatosk

There are so many amazing treasures and Artworks around
The V&A, this is one of the Installations around the museum,
at the moment until the end of August.
Made by
'Helen & Hard Architectects'.
It was next to us in the pool area and we just had to try it out for
size! but where's Liz?
Has she been whisked away by the mythical Norse
'Drill Tooth Squirrel' on which the piece is inspired by,
or is she now dancing in the pool with the children?
We did find her munching on one of Barbara B's
Rich Tea biscuits and asking where we could get a
cuppa to go with it. Which we did in The William Morris Tearooms,
in the corner of The V&A,beautiful,
but Barbara B needs to be taught
how to mop up better!
We then visited the 'Fashion', 'Asia' Galleries and
topped it off with the 'Jewellery Rooms' and gift shop.
WOW!!!!!
All of us had to sit down, a kind V&A staff told us about
'Perino's an authentic Italian Restaurant just round the corner.
So we walked into busy London and down the street,
for a lovely Italian meal!
Definitely a good recommendation! Thank you!
The wonderful company, the staff and food were a fantastic end to a lovely day
before we had to catch our train home to Norfolk again.
Thank you so much Girls for sharing such a memorable day!!!

By The Pool

The Exhibition was absolutely wonderful!
We spent a good two hours looking and absorbing.
We all have our favourites but the
Military, Hexagon Quilt and The Rajh,Quilt were among them.
The Whole Cloths and the piecing was amazing on the patchwork ones.
I found interest and inspiration in all but my favourite
at the moment is,
The Childs Bed Quilt, byPriscilla Redding made in the 1690's.
here we are cooling off by the garden pool,
children were paddling and playing with the fountains,
it was so hot!
Barbara's already reading the V&A Exhibition book!
'Quilts 1700-2010, Hidden Histories, Untold Stories'.
If you want to purchase it, it is at

Fiday,Waiting for our Train

Here we are, 'The Coven Quilters' waiting for out train to London.
We're off to see the Quilting Exhibition at
TheVictoria and Albert Museum.
I'll introduce you from the right in the picture,
Kate, Me, Barbara W, Barbara B, Jane, Joan and Liz on the end near the rails!
We have been meeting for the last 12 years
and laugh from the time we get together,share and comfort
until we leave, often I get in just before Cinderella! well just!
Visit the exhibition at