I belong to the Milwaukee Art Quilters group (MArQ). At the meeting one month before leaving for Celebrate French Textiles 2024, I asked the group if they would like it if I brought fabric back from France that would be the basis of a quilt challenge. The reply was yes and so I was on a shopping mission, or a hunt for tissu, linge ancien, dentelle and boutons – fabric, vintage linen, lace and buttons, - when I got to France.   France’s fabric, lace, linens and embellishment