Dagmar and I started by exchanging photos of some of our quilts and I could tell right away that where my strengths lay in precision and geometric design (I’m an engineer by trade), she was far more gifted than me artistically. Her quilts showed a gift for using color and her designs were whimsical and free. As we shared thoughts about how we would approach the challenge, Dagmar suggested that we make our quilts “look like twins only in different colors”. We had already settled on having a feathered star as the center and building borders around it to make a medallion quilt. I agreed to design the pattern, as this is something I really enjoy. I knew that she was quite good a paper piecing so I based my design on that technique. I drew a full scale of the design and mailed that to her. The pattern I sent was only an outline of the design. I did not want to indicate any colors or values because I knew that Dagmar would excel in selecting just the right fabrics for the little quilt she would make for me. I have enjoyed making, teaching and designing miniature quilts for years. However, this challenge was especially rewarding because of the collaboration and mystery of working with a new friend from a different country. It’s been so hard not to share photos of the progress of our miniature projects but secrecy and anticipation has been fun too.