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Con dos charm packs de la colección Aviary y Allspice Tapestry de Moda , fat quarters y restos de mi colección de telas, estoy montando este gran quilt todo de cuadritos ,excepto aquellos bloques que forman unas estrellas.

Después de una tarde entera colocando todos los cuadros ( 5″x 5″ ) y recortar lo que iba necesitando , este es el resultado.

La composición la he ido haciendo sobre el suelo a fin de tener una visión general del conjunto y cambiar de sitio aquellos cuadritos que quedaban mejor en otro lugar.
Es algo mareante recolocar estos 192 trozos para componer el quilt que tendrá 66″x 84″ después de añadir el borde….pero estoy deseando verlo sobre la cama acabado.
Ahora a unir todas las piezas.

One of the rooms I was most excited to see at The Hampton Designer Showhouse this year was the den by Carrier and Company. I had seen a few photos online at Vogue.com and of course the burnt orange walls were right up my alley! The room with sitting area and pool table is in the basement and the husband and wife team of Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller did a great job with it. You don’t even notice that there are no windows!

Jesse Carrier used to work for Jeffrey Bilhuber and when he left to start his own firm, uber chic client Anna Wintour went with him. Carrier & Company have designed the lobby of the Vogue office at 4 Times Square and have also decorated the apartments some of the Voguettes.

I think we’re going to be hearing a lot from this dazzling design duo and I can’t wait to see what they do with a room in a future showhouse with windows! I think they deserve to be front and center next time! Oh, and if you haven’t had a chance to see the Hampton Designer Showhouse presented by Traditional Home in person yet, you still have until September 6th to check it out!

Photos from Heather Clawson and Carrier and Company

De nuevo he aprovechado unos restos de bloques de un quilt romántico. A veces las medidas en el corte o en el cosido no han sido las correctas y he tenido que dejar el bloque más pequeño. Solución : utilizar una maravillosa lavanda segoviana ( gracias Cristi ) y hacer unos perfumadores para los cajones de la ropa.

Para hacerlos algo más diferente he cosido una puntilla en batista en ambos lados. Luego una estrecha cinta de raso doble para la lazada , dejando las puntas bien largas….. y arreglado.
La foto de la izquierda arriba es la trasera de cada uno.

Ya veis que en patch todo se aprovecha.

About twice a week I drive through a little town, called Nokere, where in the rural centre of it, is located the beautiful Castle of Nokere.
In the 16th century the fortress had been ravaged by fire and then rebuilt.
It was only at the end of the 18th century that the castle acquired his classical lines.

This castle is a jewel! A real Belgian Pearl!
The exterior as well as the interior is so elegant!

A few years ago , I was invited for the tea, by the lord of the castle, Baron Jean Casier.
He let me see the interior of the castle and told me about all the beautiful furniture and woodpaneling in the castle.
Unfortunately, Baron Casier passed over last year.

There are no images of the inside of the castle because to this very day the family Casier is living there.

Once a year , in the month of July, the park of the castle is open for public.
But in the surrounding area you can make a beautiful walk, where you can see different sides of the castle of Nokere.

Entrance of the castle

Baron Jean Casier

The bridge to the entrance

One of the sides of the castle that you can see by walking in the surrounding area.

Backside of the castle

The Park of the Castle.

The castle is surrounded by water.

Aerial view of the Castle of Nokere

I hope you have enjoyed this Belgian Pearl.

Have a nice sunday!

Greet

Joni from Cote de Texas, did an amazing post of Belgian Design in her blogpost the other day.
As reading the comments on her post, she unchained a real discussion about Belgian Interior Design! She really did a good job, because writing a post that makes us thinking is very interesting!
As being a Belgian interior designer, it is so nice to read that almost all the readers of Joni’s post, do love Belgian Design!

And it is true that if a certain design is “hot”, from that moment on , it is brought to the masses!
Similar phenomenon is seen in fashion design.
So let us watch what Belgian Design is up to in future!

Indeed, to me, there is a difference between the real designers with their own thoughtful creations and the pseudo-designers with their look-a-like creations.
Question is: who are the real designers and who are the pseudo-designers?

Does the mass sees or feels the difference? Do we all have the perception of authenticity?

A thing to be sure of is, that when you visit the castle of Axel Vervoordt, our most famous designer, you feel pureness and authenticity in all the rooms of the castle!
I wonder what he would think about all this?

In addition to Joni’s post , I would like to share some images of interiors, which are all from Belgian Designers (including my company).
Maybe, you will feel and see differences looking at them or you will notice the belgian craftsmanship…
I will not give any comment on the pics. My only intention is that you all enjoy them!

And Joni, thank you so much for adding Belgian Pearls to your bloglist!

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