Sounds like a wonderful experience! What I'd really like is a photo tour of the winners from a judge's perspective... Roberta in D
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> Sunday, 12.20
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> In about two hours I set off on the first part of my journey to Sainte
> Marie to the Carrefour du Patchwork.
> Some of you will know I am a judge in the main competition. We have
> selected 29 quilts from 142, which should be there by now, and on
> Tuesday we see to their hanging. Wednesday, prize winners are chosen.
> On Wednesday evening, at the opening ceremony, the prize winners will be
> announced and the Carrefour starts Thursday, lasting until Sunday. I
> shall be back home Tuesday morning: a week later we return to France for > a holiday.
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> It is a long journey: I shall not arrive until Monday late afternoon and
> I shall be very tires. But oh, it will be worth it!
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> Marie
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> Marie Lewis