How timely, as you’re rapidly approaching your departure date to France…and not to worry about the ‘losing track of comments’ thing…I have problems, too especially as WP does not offer the ‘like’ button on my site for each comment (being WP.org has its disadvantages) and I know visitors to my site often don’t know I’ve responded etc…
Can’t wait for your adventures to begin!
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Hi Laura! I was looking through old comment notices in my inbox, and I don’t know how I missed this one! I’m sorry for the very belated reply. I am so impressed (and trying not to be envious) that your daughter is fluent in French! I studied Spanish and Latin in high school and college, but was never anywhere near fluent. My gifts do not include a knack for languages. You must be so proud of your daughter! I love experiencing different cultures, but to have language skills would take it to a whole new level. It sounds like she is making the world a better place! It reminds me of the quote from Mark Twain, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…” Thank you for sharing this – it wasn’t TMI at all. In fact, it piqued my curiosity to go out and experience as much of the world as I can.

Your artistic appraisal means much to me! I love color – I cannot paint; therefore I quilt! Thanks for stopping by, Sarah.

Like I mentioned in Jane’s comment: I cannot paint; therefore I quilt! Also, your photos shout out ‘painting with a camara’!
Thanks for stopping by, Donna.

Aha, so you have virgin ears when I tell you about quilters and our stashes!!??? HA! 😀
Seriously, I’m thrilled you’re embarking of that new Paris adventure with relish. Diving right in and learning the lingo. You never know what might come of it!
Michelle (middle daughter) has a Paris French Connection from way back. Fluent in the language, she did student exchange in HS – where we were blessed to return the hospitality to the student of her host family. Then, in College she spent a year in study abroad taking classes in French appropriate to her major at the time (international business) And since then she’s worked in and helped establish foreign exchange programs at various universities. At present she’s working on her doctorate in West African education reform….specifically to advance policy to teach in native languages. While French is a language that lingers from colonialism days, she studied a native language for use in the area and will be doing her research in West Africa over the summer.
Phwew! TMI, but I figured you’d be interested.
And, oh yes, thanks for the quilt kuddos, LuLu!

I, too, like the color palette of the fabric. As in nature (as your photos attest) such color combinations are a joy to work with…I love color! Ma was an artist; but I cannot paint. Therefore I quilt! 😉

I do enjoy a good challenge! 🙂
As for the degree of difficulty of this particular project – it looks harder than it actually was! I’m sure you have a few crochet patterns that are a whiz to turn out and look like they required unusual stitches to design, etc. I usually spend more time on the actual piecing of the quilt top more than the finish work of attaching the three layers together. Because I used that incredibly gorgeous pre-printed fabric, I was able to try new things without fear of ruining all the work that goes into piecing.
You’re so talented at crochet, you should try your hand at quilting. Rumor has it: Kitty wants a quilt!