The banner for the Patchwork Gilde Deutschland lets us know we’re in the right place!
Peggy, Jeanne, and Andy have arrived!
the colorful sign heralding the Patchwork Gilde Deutschland exhibit in Celle Germany June 2018
Though it was certainly a red letter day, my friend Peggy Thomas and I aren’t sure exactly how and when we met, though we think it was through our mutual friend Joyce Beverly who introduced us, saying we had to meet each other. Joyce, smart woman she is, was right (again)! However/whenever we met, Peggy and I clicked from the beginning, as though we had been friends long enough to have an encyclopedia of stories and histories about each other. And best of all, like so many thousands of others throughout the world, Peggy raised her hand and volunteered to help with The 70273 Project. Understanding the purpose of The 70273 Project from the get-go, Peggy was an obvious choice when my health and my family responsibilities demanded it was time to hand over the 70273 leadership baton. We’ll (probably) talk more about that transition later.
This week Peggy is in Germany attending her first German exhibit as our leader, and this opens a massive vault of memories of the time Peggy, The Engineer (my husband Andy), and I went to Celle, Germany in early June 2018 for an exhibit of the Patchwork Gilde Deutschland (German quilt guild) which included an area dedicated to 70273 Project quilts made by Germans. Going through the photos, my smile serves as a catch basin for trickling tears, and I decide it’s a fine time to launch my inaugural post as Viceroy of Story for The 70273 Project. There will be more – many more – so I hope you’ll pull up a chair here often for the expanded versions, (add your name to our mailing list to get notices without having to remember to drop by), and join The 70273 Project Campfire (our Facebook group), and follow The 70273 Project Facebook page for shorter, more abbreviated posts. Wherever our paths cross in thie land of social media, we’re glad to see you!
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