Originally Posted by Rose L

Erika, this has been a fascinating story to read and to think about. I can imagine my grandchildren and the grandchildren of everyone who has read this thread, hearing this story and eventually, it being added to the recorded history of American quilt making. I can well imagine also that it is a story that will be told to the grandchildren of the Afghani women that you have befriended. Something that also really strikes me is that you have taken paper piecing to a culture who is completely unfamiliar with the technique and I can only imagine the incredible designs that they will come up with to incorporated it into their breathtaking quilts. For these women, at least, you have changed their tradition of quilt making. That is such a phenomenal thought that it blows me away. In your own way, you have helped to change quilting history , not to mention the way that you have taught them that women everywhere are just like them. It makes the whole world seem so much smaller and more intimate. My hat is off to you and to those who helped you to make it possible. Thank you, and Welcome Home!!