 Missing French Quilts
These two original quilts have been lost during shipment. The quilts were handsewn by Anne Gailhbaud of Perigord, France, for her daughter, Aurélie. When Aurélie moved from Mantes-la-Jolie, France to Darmstadt, Germany she used a shipping company to send four large packages to her new home. Only three of the packages arrived. The missing package contained a variety of personal belongings including these two quilts. The company reports the package was lost in Germany. Anne believes it may have been lost around Strasbourg.
Photos of these two missing quilts are featured in the March 2001 issue of "Les Nouvelles du Patchwork", a French quilting magazine. Their website is http://francepatchwork.com.
Lili Aux Chats is a large quilt, sized to fit a double bed. It is sewn by hand with only a little machine quilting in the border. The design in the border spells out "LILI" on the right and "CHAT" on the left. The central portion contains sixteen different applique cats and there is a little white mouse in the center. Each cat block has a circle the size of a plate quilted around the cat. The quilt is marine blue with red and white cats.
This quilt was labeled, but it was attached in a way that it could possibly be removed. The label has a cat with Anne Gailhbaud's name, the quilt's name "Lili Aux Chats" and the date, 1995 (?).
 Le Perigord Encore is a wall hanging about the size of a baby quilt. It depicts a native landscape in applique. It has a clear blue sky, buttons for cars, a woman hanging out quilts to dry, and a plane in the sky with a banner that says "Perigord Encore." On the hills are a house and a Perigord castle. Anne does not remember if this quilt had a label, but it probably does since it had been exhibited in a quilt show. The quilt was made in 1994 or 1995.
If you can help Anne recover these two quilts, please contact her at mgailhbaud001@cegetel.rss.fr
Posted February 13, 2001.
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