Exhibition Paris March 2013

Last year in Paris, I was lucky enough to visit the Mona Bismarck

American Center. The antique quilts exhibited were exceptionally

beautiful with a great range of various styles.

This Baltimore quilt was a pure beauty,

the most stunning I ever saw, huge size 

and excellent state, like never used.

The appliqué extremely refined, the colors gorgeous!

This one was my favorite one,

mainly because of this rare green color,

and the red hexagons in between the diamonds.

This Pineapple Variation of Log Cabin

with its black background was awesome!

Great inspiration for future creations!

I will never forget this impressive exhibition.

Antique red and white quilt

 Arriving in Paris, I had this beautiful surprise :

my sister welcomed me with this wonderful

antique quilt spread on my bed!

She bought it in an auction in England.

Pink Sewing Kit

This is a tiny sewing kit that I did by hand

and that I take everywhere with me.

Berlingot pouch

Berlingot pouch

I was so pleased to receive as a present from Chantal

this lovely triangular pouch sewn and nicely quilted by Eleni.

Berlingot pouch

I use it to store my silver jewels.

Silver jewels

Those great silver jewels are created and hand made by Chantal.

Silver jewels

Monday's group

Ginette's quilt

What a great pleasure every monday to meet my dearest friends!

We all share the same passion for quilting. Each one has her own

project and this way we always enjoy to admire the progress of all 

those different and wonderful works.

Marie-Jo and Michele

Coffee time with a piece of cake.

Martine, Ginette, Agnes and Marie-Jo

Sewing... and chatting.

Martine

Concentration!

Martine

Agnes

Thoughtful!

Sashiko

Martine has started a sashiko quilt.

Japanese influence.

Sashiko

Sashiko

Agnes' work

Lovely pouch sewed by Agnes, who is preparing
her blocks for a baby quilt.

Agnes' work

Michele's work

Michele's blocks are ready to be assembled.

I love this cute quilt from Ginette.

She has put it on the frame and starts to hand quilt it.

Ginette's hens

Detail

Michele's blocks

Michele is as well preparing her hens to be assembled.

Love the yoyos!

Michele's hens

We admired the finished top from Severine... stunning!

This was quite a challenge!

We saw her working on this huge top every monday for years 

and are so happy to find the result even above our expectations!

Congratulations Severine!!!

Severine's top

Detail

Detail

Detail

Knitted Shawl

During the Christmas holidays, when the family was gathered

at home, I did'nt have the opportunity to go to my seewing machine,

because I spent most of my time in the kitchen! But whenever I had some

free time, I was knitting, as I cannot sit down without having a work  

in my hands, and I did this "moutarde" (as we call in French) shawl.

I used two yarns : an alpaga wool and a thin mohair together.

I like those two colors together, they are

warm to look at.

Bumper and baby quilt

I received those pictures from my son and his wife, 

and it is a great pleasure for me to see that the bumper

and the baby quilt I sewed with love are of use to their baby!

Baby seems very happy under his quilt,

and happy as well above it!

First toy

Pouch

Today I just wanted to show those lovely handmade things : 

A patchwork pouch quilted by Eleni and two small owls pincushions

Eleni's small pouch with Kaffe Fassett fabrics

Severine's tiny owl

Embroidery box

Here it is my box, ready and filled with 

colored threads, cottons and canevas.