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Carrefour Européen du Patchwork – Part 1

I have just returned from a visit to Sainte Marie aux Mines in Alsace, France, which hosts the annual Carrefour Européen du Patchwork (translation from the French: the European Patchwork Meeting [literally, crossroads]. The event takes place, not just in the village of Sainte Marie aux Mines but also in the neighbouring villages of SainteContinueContinue reading “Carrefour Européen du Patchwork – Part 1”

Fabric auction and a fig-tree

So there was my friend,  seated in a departure lounge of London Heathrow airport, waiting to board her international flight and reading a copy of that renowned north-eastern publication ‘The Journal’, when she saw ‘Fabric Auction’ on one of the pages and thought of me. One text later and I was on the internet, lookingContinueContinue reading “Fabric auction and a fig-tree”