More pictures …

I have added more pictures on the flickr album …

I made this quilt to commemorate the 250th Lafayette birthday’s anniversary and also  to celebrate the french-american friendship !  « Freedom, Faithfullness, Friendship », three « F » for a new motto dedicated to this wonderful friendship! ( made in  2007)

Quilters from the french group « Le fil d’Ariane »

The quilters from Epinal : Marie-José, Annick,Claudine, Anne, Lydie,Michèle,Chantal,Françoise,Jacqueline,Marie-Claude…are ready for the new adventure !

Ruthann will introduce the quilters from La Crosse  to me, I will post the pictures of their quilts as soon as possible and I will meet some of them next month at the quilt show in Madison as I’m going to visit my friends in Minnesota, within a few days !

At the moment, here are some links to look at pictures of the quilts made by the french quilters of  Epinal …

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm2Bcgqk an album where I will add more pictures soon ..

http://www.nanoupatch.fr   In the right column, click on categories and then french/american friendship + patchwork …

Tomorrow , I will tell you the wonderful friendship story between Marcia, Marilyn (from Minnesota) and me : « the three sisters »!

The first Step….

Welcome Ruthann! You will be in charge of the quilting exchange in La Crosse and I’m sure this nice adventure will please everyone ! Hope to meet you in Madison for the quilting show early september ! I’ll be there with my dear friends from Minnesota !

A new French-American twinning !

The city of Epinal, a beautiful place in the east of France, in the county (département in french)

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called « Vosges » is twinned with the nice city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, since 1986. I wanted to add a  new cultural exchange between quilters’ groups  and this new plan is coming true !

http://www.vosgesmatin.fr/edition-d-epinal/2016/07/13/epinal-l-amitie-avec-la-crosse-continue-d-evoluer-apres-30-ans