Good morning or should I say Bonjour. I’m going to France. Really. (still shaking my head in disbelief) My friends/family will probably get tired of hearing that but I may have to say it a few hundred times before it really sinks in. This is what I was referring to in the last paragraph of last Monday’s post. The French quilt magazine QuiltMania, invited me to be a part of their show Pour l’Amour du Fil in April 2009, to teach and have a booth. I just stood there stupidly (no other way to put it) listening to Christelle (isn’t that a pretty name?). Trying to hear her words but distracted by the accent. After she left I turned to Eddy and said “I think I just got invited to France” Oh, if you go to their site and it’s all in French click on the British flag in the upper right corner (thanks Lisa) I spent a few hours highlighting and translating, wish she’d told me sooner! :o)
The quilt collage above is the first created in preparation for this show. No frame, need to think light. And then the backside of the 1/4″ squares. That’s another cigar silk in the center, they work well with miniatures.
Wishing you a wonderful week!
galloping pony studio 
Congratulations, Virginia
Wow, so your going to France. Oh my goodness that will be a trip to remember. I am so excited for you. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime to show your work and become internationally known in the world of quilting and art.
I love this piece with all is little squares framing the flowers. I look forward to seeing what else you plan on taking as you post each Monday until you leave.
Happy Monday to you too.
Karen
congratulations! what a fantastic opportunity.
bon chance….(good luck) how absolutely wonderful! your 1st piece is c’est magnifique…well so much for my high school french from 40 yrs ago! your work is sooooo cool I just love my weekly e-mail!
HOW WONDERFUL!!!!! I’m going to France in October of 2009 so hope you can recommend fabric/ quilt shops you discover. So very exciting!!!
Félicitations et bon chance!
This is a very well-deserved invitation and I am sure that the French ladies attending the show will love your work as much as we do. And think of all the great antique shops in Paris that you’ll get to wander through looking for French books, French sheet music, French fabric and other French ephemera!
I know it isn’t until April of next year, but Bon Voyage! And most of all, have fun!
ok – I’m sure you have already made your travel arrangements … but … as if you’d like to extend your trip I would love to invite you to visit us in Belgium (Schellebelle – it’s an hour north of Brussels). I’m sure we could / would have a blast and it would be so nice to visit with you that side of the pond.
Congrat Virginia!
What a coincidence!!!! I was blogging about the show last night (because I am the sponsor), and I asked readers to comment on how they will spend one week in Nantes, what places would like to see and what kind of french crafts would be interested to learn more about if they were be lucky to go there….
OMG! I just landed at your blog and…. really funny!
I hope everybody fall in love with your work and keep us posted with your experiences when you come back!!
Have fun,