I came back from Nantes lightharted and with lots of inspirations of all kind, but i will start by showing you some pics of antique quilts and people i've met there:

I fell in love with these:
tiny nine patches, four patches and a framing.
Maybe i prefere the second one:
medallion quilt, rustic, but the chrome yellow surely gives the overall bold impression.

Here is an overview from the ultra modern Congress Center in Nantes,

perfectly situated in the center, and only a few minutes walk from the railway station.

It takes only 2 hours with the fast train to get there!

Carol Veillon from QUILTMANIA.

These girls did a wonderful job, and always in a good mood.

With Mary Koval in her stand, the quilts she and her husband Joe brought to Nantes where from a very good quality,

and i hope they will come back next year.

With LEA STANSAL,

i will tell you more about her in the next days.

Yummy stuff from a local chocolaterie:

MACARONS, to die for, but better for us, the shop was closed when we passed by...................

I could not resist to this fabric, turkey reds and shirtings.

I've nearly runned out of this kind of fabric, so i decided not to feel guilty about buying some

And this book seemed very useful............

Yes , i hear you thinking!

My good friend Joes M is featured in the latest issue of Quiltmania.

The beautiful tree of life quilt is marvelous and belongs to her mother.

A quilt i made for the magazine last year and let me tell you that Guy did a very good job the way he pictured this one, it was a great pleasure to make it.

I'll be back tomorrow with more about this lovely quilthappening.

Hope you all had a good weekend,

Will V in Paris.