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We are a retired American couple living in France, enjoying the good life with our cats. Our house is in a small hamlet among the Ste. Foy vines. We also have a sailboat that the male half of the spousal unit sailed across the Atlantic in the summer of 08. When the weather warms we will start to visit the sailing ports of Europe. Our stories chronicle our life in France: the good life, the hard life, and the sailing life.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Quilt Group Celebrates the New Year


To celebrate the New Year, the quilt group has a day-long meeting with lunch and a gift exchange. Each member typically makes a small patchwork gift to bring to this meeting. It needs to be wrapped. You put your name in a hat, set your gift on a table, and after lunch the names are pulled and you are given one of the gifts. I made this fabric basket with asian inspired fabric from Robin, on the exterior was vintage fabric that was my mother's, decorative tassels, and an art deco button in the center. I liked it a lot and now I need to make one for myself!

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