Bruges, Belgium

This is a really beautiful place to visit. What do you think of when you think of Belgium - lace, chocolate, beer ?

There were so many lace and chocolate shops - I had the best hot chocolate ever. There were also many places selling beer, and such a variety. We even found gluten free beer so of course I had to try one. Not sure how the horse fits in but it was covered with bits of old jeans and I had to include it.

It goes without saying that there are many beautiful buildings, I became fascinated with all the different shapes of windows. As well as a gothic influence you can definitely see the Dutch one, by the way most people seem to speak Dutch and all the signs are in Dutch.

These are three things that have inspired me - the soldier looks really fed up. I like the layout of the altar painting and the floor mosaic would make a good applique or quilting pattern.

We saw an amazing exhibition 'Colour Full People' by an artist called Mieke Drossaert. As well as painted canvasses much of her work was printed onto fabric and made into wool and silk tapestries. They were wonderful.