They are wonderful! Your use of colors is great; I thought the first would be my favorite, as I love those 'Fall-ish' colors, but when I saw the last one - WOW! It's so happy looking, and the design and your colors are VERY artistic. The children who receive them will have works of art.

Wow, Fran, you are so productive! Your scrappy squares quilt gives me an idea. I have a lot of 2.5" squares. Hmmm. I really like them both, but especially the first one.

Joan, who did you order from? We on this forum know many of the sources. If you can tell us where you ordered from, we can probably tell you our experience. Some on this forum have vast experience to share. In any case, you should keep the new plants in a separate room for the first few weks or months. Even the most reputable grower can suddenly have an outbreak of thrips, which are the most common pest, and one you do not want to bring home. Maybe order some mini's for your daughter. Or if you have very, very reputable garden centers, you can buy from there. You can ask where they got their plants. Avoid hardware stores that have a handful of neglected plants they got from a commercial source. Those are highly likely to have thrips. Do abide by the advice of dbarron. It is very hard, but you must train yourself and your daughter to pass by most of the store-bought plants. We have all been there, so we know. Keep in mind, commercial stores sell plants as if they are cut flowers. They are meant to last a few weeks then tossed. Whereas, actual growers sell plants meant for the long haul. Also, go slowly, as you are an outdoor gardener. AVs are beguiling and "innocently" tend to proliferate. They must be grown indoors. However, they do grow. They also grow in the round. It does not take long for them to accumulate. Because they spend more time out of bloom than in. Therefore, the tendency is to buy more in bloom when others are resting. They are unlike orchids that remain in perfect bloom for months, looking pristine, elegant, and so perfect they look fake, as you noted. Also, cats get jealous! They tend to snuggle up to furry violets! Sometimes it is good to place the AVs in sturdy cache pots for that reason. Well, now that you are officially into Avs, you might enjoy some of the "wild and wooly" Russian or Ukrainian varieties. Joanne

That reminds me of the work of artist / designer Mary Englebreit, who was mentioned on the blog thread. What a fantastic project for that French artist’s quarantine! In some of the photos I had difficulty differentiating between her painted motifs and existing fabrics, like a patterned lampshade. Marvelous!