A California Quilter Crosses the Pond: Part 2–A Feast of Stitching Inspiration (+ Giveaway)

Off to London, via Paddington Station!

Of course, we took tons of photos, including the expected . . .

The gates of Buckingham Palace

Big Ben towering over the Houses of Parliament

. . . but there was plenty of the unexpected, too. Look here, look there–ideas for stitching everywhere! We hadn’t even left the station before the show began. The gorgeous archways and metalwork of Paddington Station were rife with potential for applique and quilting.

Paddington Station

Once on the street, the show continued.

Wouldn’t this make a great quilting or border design?

And then, of course, the museums . . .

More inspiring metalwork in the Victoria & Albert Museum

I can see the beginnings of a Modern Quilt in these stained glass windows at the V&A.

Medallion inspiration; one of many beautiful mosaic floors at the V&A. Note the tiny nine patches.

Here’s another.

Looking for a border?

How about this one?

There’s patchwork inspiration in the floors at the V&A as well.