tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202465192024-03-18T03:20:21.660-07:00The Warp and the WeftScraps about French GeneralKaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-77688282361082577192017-11-03T18:55:00.002-07:002017-11-03T18:55:47.966-07:00Winter Holiday and New Year<br />
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<span style="color: firebrick;"><span style="font-size: 34px;"><span style="font-family: "playfair display" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Winter Holiday and New Year</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: navy;">It's that
time of the year again, time to be thankful for the friends and family
in our lives. Thank you for being a part of what we do and supporting
us over these past twenty years. We are so fortunate to have such a
wonderful creative community and we could not do what we do without
you.<br />
We want to send out special love and prayers to our friends in New York
this morning. Molly and I first opened French General on Crosby Street
in the heart of Manhattan - we were welcomed with open arms and will
always remember the strength and resilience of our New York friends.</span><br />
<span style="color: navy;">Merci.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Holiday Cheer at French General</span></span></span><br />
<b>Sunday, December 3rd 11-4pm </b><br />
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Join us for our first Holiday Pop-Up
Shop! We've invited a handful of our favorite crafty friends to show
off their art, kits and more. Pop by for some holiday cheer and pick up
something special for everyone on your list.</div>
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<img data-file-id="3745613" height="143" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ca712b169db9813a43b47eaf9/_compresseds/ac61a3c7-d274-4245-b2e4-12a794c2fbb6.jpg" style="-moz--moz--moz--moz-width: 568px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: 143px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" width="568" /><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Atelier De France Fabric</span></span></span><br />
<b>Arrives at the shop in November</b><br />
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Our Fall 2017 collection, Atelier de
France, celebrates the 20th Anniversary of French General. Twenty years
ago, when we started French General, I began collecting the antique
French fabrics that made my heart sing. The faded red florals, old
tickings and small prints all seemed to blend together perfectly. It
wasn’t until Cheryl, Lissa and Joanna from Moda Fabrics knocked on the
front door of French General that I realized my treasures would make
beautiful quilting fabrics. For Atelier de France, I chose some of my
favorite prints and wovens and colored them in the classic French
General palette of old reds, pinks, and neutrals.</div>
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<a href="http://www.modafabrics.com/fcc_Atelier-de-France.pdf" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: brown;"><b>See the Full Collection of Atelier de France Here</b></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img data-file-id="3745605" height="58" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ca712b169db9813a43b47eaf9/images/8f247c49-ea5e-42a6-8c46-9baebffff208.jpg" style="-moz--moz--moz--moz-height: 58px; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; border: 0px; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; width: 565px;" width="565" /><br />
<b>The Modern Quilt Guild</b></span></span></span><br />
<b>Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA </b></div>
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Presented by the Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind.</div>
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Each
year, thousands of attendees come to see nearly 500 modern quilts on
display, including 350 juried in from MQG members around the world. The
conference features four days of workshops and lectures led by leading
designers and quilters, and the show floor has dozens of vendors and
exhibitors for days of shopping and fun.<br />
French General will, once again have a booth at QuiltCon featuring our
hour-long workshops where you can stitch with our new French Embroidery
Hoop, learn English Paper Piecing, crochet a necklace and more!</div>
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<b>ALSO....If
you are coming for QuiltCon, join us for our weekend of workshops
offered Saturday, February 17th through Tuesday, February 20th - our
weekend workshops are listed below.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">W O R K S H O P S</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Embroidered US Wall Map with Robert Mahar</span></span></span><br />
<b>Saturday, November 11th </b><br />
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Celebrate your home state, commemorate a
recent road trip or stitch connections between you and your loved ones.
We’ll explore all of the ways you can embroider your adventures in the
“Lower 48” as we embellish a beautiful 1906 map of the contiguous United
States custom printed on a half yard (27” x 36”) of cotton linen
canvas. </div>
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<a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/collections/workshops/products/embroidered-us-wall-map-with-robert-mahar-saturday-november-11th-11-2pm" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: brown;"><b>Sign-Up Here</b></span></a></div>
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Piecing, Applique and Layering with Heidi Parkes</span></span></span><br />
<b>Saturday, November 12th</b></div>
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Fine art quilter, Heidi Parkes, visiting from Milwaukee, Wisconsin will offer a very special one day class at French General.<br />
Learn a new approach to piecing and applique. Both techniques can be
employed with visible stitches, rather than the invisible stitches that
are most common here in the states. Then, learn to experiment with the
translucency of your fabrics, by layering and hand stitching. </div>
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All skill levels welcome.<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Los Angeles Downtown Dig</span></span></span><br />
<b>Tuesday, December 5th (Sold Out)<br />
Tuesday, February 20th<br />
Tuesday, March 6th</b><br />
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Join French General for a day of digging
for treasures in downtown Los Angeles. We will go hunting for beads,
baubles, buttons, fabric and inspiration! Meet at French General for a
petit dejeuner and then drive downtown (less than 10 minutes away) where
we will spend the morning at some of our favorite fabric, bead, and old
millinery shops. Lunch at the Ace Hotel, one of our favorite downtown
restaurants, and then more digging for gold! </div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Art of Shibori with Monica Medeiros</span></span></span><br />
<b>Saturday, February 17th </b></div>
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Spend
a day learning how to use tiny stitches to create beautiful patterns on
natural fibers. Join Monica Medeiros from Bricolage Press in Port
Costa, California as she teaches you the ancient art of Japanese
shibori. Students will have the chance to make up a handful of pieces
and then enjoy dying the fabric in our natural vats. </div>
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This is a great opportunity to make up swatches to use in the Jody Alexander Workshop on Sunday, February 18th.</div>
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Consider joining us for one or more of our workshops!</b></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Boro Sampler Book with Jody Alexander</span></span></span><br />
<b>Sunday, February 18th </b><br />
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Jody
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teaching her well-loved Boro Sampler Book workshop at French General. </div>
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What
I try to do in this class is teach students the language of Japanese
Boro but then encourage them to use their own fabrics, palette and style
to bring the Boro aesthetic to their own work - that will be unique to
them. Each student gets five fabric "pages" to practice the different
mending styles seen in Boro that I guide them through. It is fun to see
how personal styles develop as the day goes on. At the end of class we
bind them into a book using the Japanese side sewn binding.</div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">English Paper Piecing with Lorraine Lovell</span></span></span><br />
<b>Monday, February 19th </b></div>
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Join
is for an afternoon with Lorraine Lovell from Hetties Patch in
Adelaide, Australia. Lorraine will be teaching an afternoon of English
Paper Piecing, a technique developed in the 19th century in rural
England. Learning s simple technique to wrap fabric around paper
patterns allows one to create magnificent shapes.</div>
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Swaddled Baby - a beautiful wool felt applique workshop.<br />
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When shopping at frenchgeneral.com remember to use our free shipping discount code <b>bonjour</b> if you live in the United States. If you live outside of the US, use discount code <b>merci</b> for $10 off of your shipping cost.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">We are sold out for our France Getaway 2018 - but please let us know if you would like to be put on the waiting list.<br />
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Week One June 4th-11th Denyse Schmidt<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000080"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif">Spend a Fall weekend with artist and teacher Molly Meng</span></span></span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:16px">Saturday & Sunday, October 7th & 8th</span></strong><br>
Spend a day at French General with Molly and learn all about paper art and book making</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000080"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif">Petite Theatre with Molly Meng</span></span></span><br>
<strong>Saturday, October 7th </strong></div>
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Join us in the construction of your very own petite theatre. Learn the art of creating a small scene, framed within a vintage wood backdrop and your own special story to tell. Beginning with hand-crafted recycled-wood boxes, we will create our individual stories using vintage ephemera, photos and fabric.<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000080"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif">Concertina Book with Molly Meng</span></span></span><br>
<strong>Sunday, October 8th </strong></div>
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A fantastic way to display your keepsakes: have it standing up to show off your artwork, hanging on a wall, or lay it down and let the pages tell a story in themselves.<br>
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In this class you'll be creating a hard-backed, accordion-style book. You'll learn how to construct the book and it's pages, as well as advanced elements of collage for an ongoing themed-book. You'll have all the juicy ephemera, vintage photos, and stamping materials you can fit and, as always, I suggest for your own personal touch bring something that is uniquely yours to incorporate!<br>
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French General Visits McKinney</span></span></span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:16px">October 23rd and 24th, 2017</span></strong><br>
Join Kaari for two days of workshops and creativity in McKinney, Texas! Hosted by Magda Dia of Jump into Art and Robin Cook of Soho McKinney.<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:20px"><strong>French General will be in Houston at the International Quilt Market where we will be introducing our new collection, Jardin de Versaille, as well as teaching two workshops.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:18px"><u>Boro Patchwork and Linen Tote Workshop</u></span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">Monday October 30th 9am - noon</span></div>
<p style="text-align: left;margin: 1em 0;padding: 0;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #606060;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 15px;line-height: 150%;">Using French General's collection of antique fabric scraps from the 19th and 20th centuries, hand piece a patchwork square and learn the art of Sashiko - a Japanese hand stitching/quilting technique. Once the patchwork is completed, students will stitch their patchwork to a linen tote, perfect for a traveling sewing bag. All materials are provided for this workshop.</p>
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<u><span style="font-size:18px">Artistic Weaving Workshop</span></u><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">Monday October 30th 2-5pm</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:20px">To sign up visit <a href="http://quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="word-wrap: break-word;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #6DC6DD;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#B22222">www.quilts.com</span></a><span style="color:#B22222"> </span>or call 713-781-6864</span></strong></p>
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<strong>Saturday, November 4th </strong><br>
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<strong>Saturday, November 11th </strong><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Celebrate your home state, commemorate a recent road trip or stitch connections between you and your loved ones. We’ll explore all of the ways you can embroider your adventures in the “Lower 48” as we embellish a beautiful 1906 map of the contiguous United States custom printed on a half yard (27” x 36”) of cotton linen canvas. </div>
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<strong>Tuesday, December 5th<br>
Tuesday, February 20th</strong><br>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Join French General for a day of digging for treasures in downtown Los Angeles! We will go hunting for beads, baubles, buttons, fabric and inspiration! Meet at French General for a petit dejeuner and then drive downtown (less than 10 minutes away) where we will spend the morning at some of our favorite fabric, bead, and old millinery shops. Lunch at the Ace Hotel, one of our favorite downtown restaurants, and then more digging for gold! </div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#000080"><span style="font-size:24px"><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif">Boro Sampler Book with Jody Alexander</span></span></span><br>
<strong>Sunday, February 18th </strong><br>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0;padding: 0;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #606060;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 15px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">Jody's description of the workshop:</p>
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Week One June 4th-11th Denyse Schmidt<br>
Week Two June 13th-20th Ann Wood<br>
Week Three June 22nd-29th Jody Alexander<br>
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Kaari</span><br>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Join us as we unpack the boxes from France!</span></span></span><br />
<b>Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th</b></div>
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Croissants and Lillet served all day!<br />
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Early Bird Sign-ups for 2018!</span></span></span></div>
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If you have been thinking of joining us
for our France Getaway - now is the time to let us know! Our weeks
sell out very quickly - so the best way to ensure your spot in France is
to sign up on our early bird list.<br />
Join us for a week in France. Spend a week in the rural part of the
south of France and visit the flea markets, the farmer's markets and
local artisans. Our weeks are filled with creative women from all over
the world who come to relax, learn and create. Our wonderful friend and
chef, Charlotte, will join us and share her passion for local food and
wine.</div>
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French General Visits McKinney</span></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 16px;">October 23rd and 24th, 2017</span></b><br />
Join Kaari for two days of creativity in McKinney, Texas! Hosted by Magda Dia of Jump into Art and Robin Cook of Soho McKinney<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Join
us in Houston at the International Quilt Market where we will be
introducing our new collection, Jardin de Versaille, as well as teaching
two workshops.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><u>Boro Patchwork Linen Tote Workshop</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;">Monday October 30th 9am - noon</span></div>
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Using
French General's collection of antique fabric scraps from the 19th and
20th centuries, hand piece a patchwork square and learn the art of
Sashiko - a Japanese hand stitching/quilting technique. Once the
patchwork is completed, students will stitch their patchwork to a linen
tote, perfect for a traveling sewing bag. All materials are provided for
this workshop.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">Artistic Weaving Workshop</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;">Monday October 30th 2-5pm</span></div>
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Using
a modern tapestry loom, learn to warp the loom and then weave the weft.
Instruction will include simple weaving techniques as well as rya,
soumak and shape weaving. The yarns can be used to "paint" a picture
across the supporting warp threads. Kaari will bring a selection of
fibers to experiment with, as well as the traditional yarns. All
materials, including looms, are provided for this workshop.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20px;">To sign up visit <a href="http://quilts.com/quilt-festival-houston.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">www.quilts.com</span></a><span style="color: firebrick;"> </span>or call 713-781-6864</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 22px;"><span style="font-family: "noticia text" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: navy;">The French Embroidery Hoop Project has finally come full circle! </span></span></span></div>
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<b>4" is a very sweet little French Hoop which doesn't cover a lot of ground but makes a beautiful frame for finished work.</b></div>
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<b>6"
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<b>8" is a challenging French Hoop to get on to your fabric because of the size - but hey - some like them big!</b></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Creative Cyanotype</span></span></span><br />
<b>Sunday, September 10th </b></div>
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Join Tyn Atol as she teaches you to
explore, learn and play with the process of cyanotype. Developed in
1840 to mostly make copies, and used to create beautiful art pieces.
Students will learn the process, and have ample opportunity to print and
try various techniques to create different color tones.</div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Los Angeles Downtown Dig</span></span></span><br />
<b>Tuesday, September 5th or Monday, November 6th </b></div>
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Join French General for a day of digging
for treasures in downtown Los Angeles! We will go hunting for beads,
baubles, buttons, fabric and inspiration! Meet at French General for a
petit dejeuner and then drive downtown (less than 10 minutes away) where
we will spend the morning at some of our favorite fabric, bead, and old
millinery shops. Lunch at the Ace Hotel, one of our favorite downtown
restaurants, and then more digging for gold! </div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Fine Art of Paper Flowers by Tiffanie Turner</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b>Saturday, September 16th 1:30-3pm</b></span></div>
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Tiffanie Turner will be teaching two
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Spend a Fall weekend with artist and teacher Molly Meng</span></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Saturday & Sunday, October 7th & 8th</span></b><br />
Spend two days at French General with Molly and learn all about her paper art and book making</div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Petite Theatre with Molly Meng</span></span></span><br />
<b>Saturday, October 7th </b></div>
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Join us in the construction of your very own petite theatre. Learn the
art of creating a small scene, framed within a vintage wood backdrop and
your own special story to tell. Beginning with hand-crafted
recycled-wood boxes, we will create our individual stories using vintage
ephemera, photos and fabric.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thank you to everyone who participated in our sampler block contest! We we're <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">overwhe<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lmed by all the beautiful blocks that were submitted and it took us a bit longer than we thought to <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">choose our favorites and de<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sign the quilt. Here is an early picture of what quilt designer Candee Ferris has been working on - as you can see it will be an heirloom quilt filled with all the classic French General fabrics</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: firebrick;"><span style="font-family: "tahoma" , "verdana" , "segoe" , sans-serif;">Celebrating 20 Years with a Quilt!</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">To enter the contest:<br />
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Design an 8" block using up to four French General or solid fabrics - you can piece, applique or embroider - it's up to you!<br />
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Post a picture of your block on instagram using the hashtags #12contestsfrenchgeneral #celebrationsampler #frenchgeneral<br />
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Or, you can send a picture of your block to: <a href="mailto:notions@frenchgeneral.com" rel="noreferrer" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">notions@frenchgeneral.com</a><br />
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Enter as many times as you would like!<br />
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We will choose 30 blocks to be featured in our Celebration Sampler.<br />
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All block winners will receive a French General Charm Pack, a pattern of the Celebration Sampler, and credit in the pattern.<br />
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Blocks will be re-made using our upcoming Atelier de France collection from Moda to design the Celebration Sampler.<br />
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Contest runs from January 5th through February 1st, 2017 and winners will be announced February 5th, 2017.<br />
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Bonne Chance!</span><br />
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or Facebook, you know we have a NEW EMBROIDERY HOOP which we are so
excited about! Based on an old French Hoop, we designed an embroidery
hoop with a brass ring and a steel coil wire which holds your fabric
tightly in place. It's light-weight so it doesn't put any stress on
your hands and works best with a cotton or lighter linen fabric. We are
totally crazy about the new hoop and think you will be too!<br />
To celebrate the New Year - use discount code newhoopnewyear and receive $10 off the hoop!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.frenchgeneral.com/products/french-hoop" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Order your French Embroidery Hoop here</span></a></b><br />
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If you would like to order the French Hoop wholesale for your shop,
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We are cleaning out our archives and selling off our pre-cuts! Have you
been looking for a French General Fat Quarter from Rue Indienne or
Rural Jardin or Chateau Rouge? If so, we've got you covered! For a
limited time, we are offering our VINTAGE Fat Quarter collections.
These bundles are going fast so don't wait!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.frenchgeneral.com/collections/moda-precut-special" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Order your Pre-Cut Specials Here</span></a></b><br />
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We're taking our show on the road and will be exhibiting at QuiltCon February 23rd-26th in Savannah, Georgia!<br />
We will have lots of new pre-cuts, samplers, and fun French General kits
to show off. Be sure to visit our booth daily for our $5 special kits!
Hope to see you there!<br />
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<a href="http://www.quiltconeast.com/" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">More information and details about QuiltCon can be found here</span></a>
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It just wouldn't be summer without our yearly trip to the South of
France! We are sold out of our 2017 France Getaway but would love to
have you join us in 2018. If interested, please send us a note to
notions@frenchgeneral.com and we will put your name on the early-bird
list!<br />
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<a href="http://www.frenchgeneral.com/pages/france-getaway-souvenir-book" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">To see our week in France, flip through our France Getaway Book here</span></a>
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Coming Soon! Our latest quilting collection with Moda, Pondicherry, is
due in any day now. Filled with old block prints in French blues,
antique reds and seaside greys - Pondicherry is the perfect Indienne
inspired collection for a new quilt project!<br />
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<a href="http://www.frenchgeneral.com/collections/pondicherry" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">See a sneak preview of Pondicherry and the quilt patterns here</span></a>
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charcoals and stark whites of contemporary France.<br />
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2017! We've just opened up our sign ups and have already sold out of
the first two weeks. Week Three June 24th - July 1st has been added and
we still have a few spaces left. Join us for a week to explore the
flea markets, the farmer's markets, visit small villages, craft in the
afternoon and of course, enjoy amazing French food prepared by our
friend, Chef Charlotte.<br />
Feel free to write to us at <span style="color: mediumblue;"><a href="mailto:notions@frenchgeneral.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">notions@frenchgeneral.com</a></span> for more details and available rooms<br />
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Can't make it to France - but still want a souvenir? Be sure to check out our <b><a href="http://frenchgeneral.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ca712b169db9813a43b47eaf9&id=7573358a52&e=3ae8734544" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">Found in France</span></a></b> treasures we brought home from the brocantes and vide greniers this summer.<br />
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We've planned a three-day event in Fargo with the Quilter's Guild of
North Dakota! We will be teaching some of our favorite workshops -
including indigo dyeing, jewelry making and embroidery stitching. We
also will be bringing along a French General Pop-Up Shop filled with
kits and inspiration. Join us for a day in Fargo!<br />
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Just to keep the ball rolling...we head down to NYC from Vermont to
host our yearly Shibori and Indigo Workshop at the South Street Seaport
Museum on Sunday, October 2nd. Come learn to build an indigo vat,
create resist patterns on fabric and dye to your hearts content! This
workshop is suitable for all levels and all ages.<br />
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Join us for our Thursday evening Stitching Salon at French General in
Los Angeles. We will learn English Paper Piecing and make Hettie's
Patchwork Bag with French General material. This is a great stitching
technique that allows you to take your stitching on the road! Snacks
and champagne served!<br />
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Join me in McKinney for a series of classes offered at the Art house and at the Davis-Hill Historical House.<br />
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<b>Tresor Beads</b><br />
Using antique African, Italian and Czecho glass beads learn how to make
simple bracelets that can be worn all together or given away as
treasured gifts.<br />
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<b>Deconstructed Jewelry</b><br />
Dig
out your old rosaries, beads and pieces of broken jewelry and we will
create a wearable necklace. Class includes instruction on color and
design, rosary bead looping, correct way to open and close jump rings,
and charm making. <br />
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Join me for for a full day Stitch Workshop at the Davis-Hill Historical
House! We begin the day with coffee and a conversation about the
design process, sewing with antique fabric and how to choose fabrics.
You will choose your own fabric from French General's collection of 19th
century antique scraps and stitch a patchwork sewing bag - complete
with boro patching and sashiko stitching. This is a day of slowing
down, putting needle to cloth, and storytelling.<br />
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I'll be teaching two classes at Quilt Market this year - all materials
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new, long awaited <a href="http://frenchgeneral.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca712b169db9813a43b47eaf9&id=dc5114e053&e=3ae8734544" rel="noreferrer" style="color: #6dc6dd; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span style="color: firebrick;">French Embroidery Hoop</span></a>!<br />
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<b>The Art Of Embroidery</b> <br />
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the process of choosing a color palette, prepping your project, and
learning the correct way to stitch over a dozen embroidery stitches,
including running stitch, whipped running stitch, stem stitch, couching,
French knots, and the spider web stitch. Relax and get hooked on needle
arts!</div>
<b>Deconstructed Jewelry</b> <br />
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a wearable necklace. Class includes instruction on color and design,
rosary bead looping, correct way to open and close jump rings, and charm
making. </div>
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house and available online! Stop by the shop on a Saturday or check our
website for our collection, including precuts and patterns.<br />
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This
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out of rolled brass and a steel coil wire this light-weight hoop is easy
on your hands and will hold your fabric taught without putting stress
on your fabric. Works best on a light-weight fabric such as linen,
cotton or silk.</div>
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All orders will be shipped in September.</div>
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-13530701217259508722016-07-14T14:38:00.003-07:002016-07-14T15:51:21.436-07:00Meet Me in Fargo!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so excited to be traveling to Fargo this fall to teach three workshops for the Quilters' Guild of North Dakota! <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.ndquilts.com/2016/05/a-weekend-with-the-french-general/" target="_blank">A </a><a href="http://www.ndquilts.com/2016/05/a-weekend-with-the-french-general/" target="_blank">Weekend with French General</a></span></span> will feature an evening lecture on Thursday, September 22nd. I will present the history of our 20 (yes 20!) year old company, how I find my inspiration in the South of France (not difficult!) and how we created a company that has become a staple in rural French design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Friday, September 23rd, I will teach two workshops - a jewelry class in the morning - featuring one of our vintage kits along with some special antique beaded friendship bracelets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After lunch, I will teach an embroidery workshop using one of our new floral patterns and our collection of floss. All materials are supplied for both workshops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> On Saturday, September 24th, I will be teaching the magic of shibori and indigo. This all day workshop will teach you how to make an indigo vat, prepare your fabric using different shibori techniques to create patterns, and how to turn your textiles a brilliant shade of indigo blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's sure to be a weekend of inspiration, craft and friendship - I hope you can join us if you're visiting or live in the area!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As an added treat, Mogull will be coming along to run the French General Pop-Up Shop...filled with our quilting fabric from Moda, our exclusive jewelry and embroidery kits - as well as the first opportunity to try out and purchase our new French Hoop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Feel free to write me at notions@frenchgeneral.com with any questions or to sign up, visit the <a href="http://www.ndquilts.com/a-weekend-with-the-french-general/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Quilter's Guild of North Dakota</span></a>.</span></div>
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-8830264705120124592016-06-12T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-12T08:00:12.450-07:00Molly, The Magic Coat and an Ikat<div style="text-align: center;">
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couple of summer's ago in France, we were digging at a flea market in
Caylus, and I came upon an old quilted coat. I wasn't sure if I liked
the idea of a quilted coat, but I loved the idea that there were two
different fabrics, the liner and the outer fabric. Both fabrics, I
thought, I could use for our Moda fabric collection. I took the coat
back home to the chateau and showed it off during our show and tell time
before dinner. Molly immediately gravitated towards it (or did I make
her put it on?) and modelled it for everyone to see the beautiful
details and masterful stitchery. We laughed and laughed and then,
somehow I put the coat away and almost forgot about it. <br />
Until a
week ago, when I was sorting through a pile of old fabric from France,
looking for inspiration for our new line, and found the coat. The first
thing I did, was put it on and was instantly reminded how much we
laughed that summer in France when Molly would wear the coat - just to
stay warm at night! We made up fanciful stories about the old, grand
chateau owner, who had no heat and resorted to having one of his 18th
century quilts made into a robe or smoking jacket...just to stay warm.<br />
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the magic coat out, I realized I had forgotten that inside the lining
of the two fabrics, was yet another fabric - one that had been covered
up by a 19th century floral. I spent a weekend (yes, a whole weekend!)
completing the task of pulling out each and every stitch so I could
remove the outer layer of fabric and get to what had been hiding
underneath. I had no idea what I would find, but after seeing a small
corner - I knew I liked what I saw.<br />
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What
I found was an 18th century French linen ikat - in perfect shape, not a
hole to be found. I think it had probably been covered simply because
someone was tired of the design and wanted to update the quilt.<br />
An
ikat fabric is woven using a very complicated dyeing technique. The
dyes are applied to the yarns prior to weaving which will create designs
on the finished fabric. Depending on the pattern, specific areas of
the warp and/or weft threads are are protected from dye to prevent them
from absorbing color. When the threads are dyed, each thread will have
different color pattern along its length. When the threads are ready
for weaving, each thread has to be lined up perfectly on the loom. The
warp thread is first to be set on to the loom, and then one must keep
all threads in position very carefully to achieve the desired pattern in
the final weaving of the textile. There is natural movement in these
threads, which give an slightly feathered, or blurred look to the final
textile. <br />
To say I was blown away - is to put it mildly! Funny
how one little textile can create so much excitement and then spur me on
to search for as much information as I can get my hands on. The
funniest part of the magic coat story is that I would have never known
the little gem that was hiding inside had I not been curious...and taken
the coat apart. So, I guess the moral of this story is....always look
deeper, there may be something beautiful hiding inside!<br />
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-41502988302446548522016-06-11T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-11T08:00:20.267-07:00Woad Day<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on July 8th, 2009</span></div>
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favorite day so far! We spent our day learning about woad - an ancient
blue pigment. Medieval Toulouse was built on woad, regarded then as a
magical substance because it begins as green leaves and initially
imparts a yellow dye which turns blue only when oxidised by the air.
Denise Lambert, the Woad Master, mixed up the woad bath dye in the
garden early in the morning. By 11:00 we were all dipping our linen
nightshirts, bundles of lace and hanks of yarn. I threw in a hand full
of sheep's wool for needle felting as well. As one woman in the group
said, it was as if we were transported back to ancient times - quietly
spending the day doing woman's work. Everyone worked together either
dipping the fabric, pushing it down into the vat, wringing it out,
hanging it on the lines to dry and then repeating the process for a
second dip. Everyone was mesmerized by the simple process and the
beautiful results. “It is a complex and difficult pigment, but it
produces one of the most beautiful blues in the world,” Denise said.<br />
We
broke for a lovely lunch on the patio and then went back to work. No
one could get enough of their pieces colored! By the end of the day -
everyone had their arms full of the color of France - it was a beautiful
day filled with imagination, creativity, and camaraderie - who could
ask for anything more?<br />
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-27532380846155746152016-06-10T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-10T08:00:10.746-07:00Day Two in France<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on July 5th, 2009</span></div>
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breakfast bell was rung at 7 and we awoke to a wonderful meal of fresh
baked croissants, home made jam and coffee. Everyone piled into the
coach and we sped away to St. Antonin for the early Sunday morning
farmer's market. About 30 farmers come into to town every week to offer
up their finest fois gras, bread, vegetables and fruit. We had a great
time tasting some of the local flavor - as well as buying the melons,
fruit mustard and fresh honey. With baskets full, we headed back to the
chateau to drop off our market finds in the kitchen. <br />
The flea
market in Toulouse happens on the first full weekend of every month -
Friday through Sunday. The vendors are local folks who have been
selling their wares at this particular market for years - so there is a
great air of friendship and familiarity throughout the loop. (The
market is set up in a loop - like a track field with a sausage and
frites "kitchen" at either end). Everyone went to work immediately -
hunting for old textiles and digging for small treasures. Lizzie helped
out with the French bargaining and I did my best with a pad of paper
and a a bit of "Bon prix s'il vous plait" I think the vendors were
happy to see us all and everyone in our group walked away with some
great treasures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov4-EhiS4aHu53pkXYbgR7L7Pv0yGTwzUxa6w_k8onbvomYq8ElvnuJuua2Y3435syTE-k1EzGn9u80-SNREGwD1OO1wyVUSi9jnmLdQ73tQHY2lox-SYGIRmmN0yQ9tAEz_0cw/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356506280606539570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov4-EhiS4aHu53pkXYbgR7L7Pv0yGTwzUxa6w_k8onbvomYq8ElvnuJuua2Y3435syTE-k1EzGn9u80-SNREGwD1OO1wyVUSi9jnmLdQ73tQHY2lox-SYGIRmmN0yQ9tAEz_0cw/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-15331161675137323112016-06-09T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-09T08:00:35.480-07:00Convent Nighties<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on October 28th, 2009</span></div>
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of my favorite things to find in France are the old linen and hemp
convent night shirts. Sewn throughout the 18th, 19th and early 20th
century, these fine linen nighties are sewn with an impeccable hand.
All of the stitches are tiny and all of the details are precise - the
scalloped edge along the necklines, the elegant monogram either in the
center or over the heart, the simple cotton tie that gathers the sleeves
- nothing was left untouched by the needle and thread. Usually I find
these gowns at a flea market, in a heap on the ground, covered with
years of age and neglect. I usually scoop them all up, because I know
underneath the grime is a simple dress waiting to shine again. Many
times the dresses will have a small repair where the fabric has been
hand-stitched back together, over and over again - I am sure that once
you were given a gown, you were expected to take care of it forever -
not just for a year or two until it wore out. These gowns, usually sewn
by and for the nuns in a convent, are cool to the touch and feel like
silk - the result of years of well worn linen.<br />
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-56437876311228942302016-06-08T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-08T08:00:04.184-07:00The Old Hat Factory<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on November 6th, 2010</span></div>
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is an old hat factory in Septfond - a small town near the chateau we
rent for our Chateau Getaway. I try to explain this hat factory to
people and I can never get it quite right. I want to tell them how it's
an abandoned factory - how one day, the workday bell rang and everyone
put down exactly what they were working on and walked out. A cigarette,
a half finished crown, the iron - everything is left - exactly where it
was left 50 years ago. There are rooms and rooms filled with old
horsehair braid, crinolin, buckram, unfinished straw hat blanks and
yards and yards of old silk labels for berets. The owner, Guy, doesn't
really think too much of his old warehouse - although pick up the wrong
hat to buy and he will quickly replace it with another - regailing you
with the time Maurice Chevalier came in and was personally fitted with
that particular hat. Lately I find myself crossing my fingers and
hoping that the old hat factory remains untouched until we return next
summer. Not that I am worried about the stock being depleted - but more
so about the character of the rooms being disturbed - I don't want
anything to be cleaned up or tidied - I want time to stand still at this
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-15718161592839374712016-06-07T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-07T08:00:22.379-07:00Crafting in France<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on July 20th, 2012</span></div>
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big part of what we do on our French General Getaway is craft. We
craft in the morning, we craft in the afternoon, and those of us that
have good eyes (myself not included!) even craft after dinner! It's
funny, when we originally planned these getaway weeks, we didn't leave
as much time for crafting - thinking everyone would rather run around
the countryside seeing the neighboring villages and markets. But, we
have found that when you have 18-24 women gathered in an 18th century
chateau, crafting is actually a luxury - something that everyone wants
to spend more and more time doing. This summer we were honored to have a
handful of friends and artists join us for a week each - including:
Shea Fragoso and Debbie Murray from A Gilded Life, Charlotte Lyons, Jenn
Texiera from EK Success, Susan Fuquay from American Quilt Retailer,
Monica Medieros, Wendy Addison and Marcia Ceppos from Tinsel Trading.
Each brought their own unique craft and a bunch of wonderful kits so we
could create to our hearts desire! Here's a look at some of the
projects we worked on this summer, students in the studio, and a few of
our friends that came to teach....<br />
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-54401351070386872192016-06-06T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-06T08:00:19.819-07:00Vide Greniers, Brocantes and Patrick Bru...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on November 10th, 2010</span></div>
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there are many places to dig for treasures in France, one of the best
places to dig is Patrick Bru's backyard in Septfond. Patrick used to
own a huge warehouse on the main road - filled with French antiques -
but two years ago he packed it all up and moved it over to his
grandmother's maison where he now lives with his whole family. <br />
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took me a while to track Patrick down, after arriving in France one
summer to find the warehouse totally emptied. I started at the local
bar in Caussade - where I had seen him a few times. The woman behind
the counter was suspicious of this American woman looking for Patrick
Bru - but she said she would pass my name and number on to him next time
she saw him. Weeks later, Patrick finally called and told me he had
been in the hospital for emergency appendectomy - he apologized for the
late reply....I think. <br />
You see, Patrick and I speak two different
languages - totally. He speaks French and no English and I speak
English and very bad French - almost none really. So we communicate
through lots of hand signals, universal words and general French chatter
- which doesn't really get the deal moving very quickly. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm_j0XW8ay1DSolfroGBSzXmwsVzgG2ae9j11X0rh80voZepfQ2VvQYs1PA6BdBZF2A3XUSuIZpGFfagaTYSDfJ-v_tE4t5QB95nbInnoCd6Q9Uaph8nnkC9hz32mHSc7t0HIxg/s1600/IMG_6532.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536474416414589362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm_j0XW8ay1DSolfroGBSzXmwsVzgG2ae9j11X0rh80voZepfQ2VvQYs1PA6BdBZF2A3XUSuIZpGFfagaTYSDfJ-v_tE4t5QB95nbInnoCd6Q9Uaph8nnkC9hz32mHSc7t0HIxg/s400/IMG_6532.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 400px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 300px;" /></a>We
do both love the old bits of French history - the unused stock - the
piles of school books, the old boutis and the well used breakfast bowls.
This past summer I knew enough to go looking for Patrick on our first
swing through town. Sure enough, I spotted him right where I thought he
might be - at the new local bar in Septfond - sitting at the outside
cafe table having a cigarette and a glass of beer.<br />
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rolled down the window and shouted "Patrick Bru - c'est moi" He kinda
looked at me like - "What??" But eventually recognized the girl from
California who travels with her mom and sister - and a whole lot of
friends - and waved back. I quickly told him we would see him later and
he responded with a thumbs up signal. We visited Patrick two - no three
times last summer, and every time I found an armful of treasures. He
now invites over other friends who are dealers and makes up a small
brocante in his backyard for us - a pop up market for the afternoon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdeChX_5gWqks9s7sEKgGKq77-cKVi_fKFBPAZNr6m2F3Bdy420MpTXtgOMziNukvOPe-3WHV_qcMY8uZuCd1e_r_bZ-2uIBUDSG5Pvinwiej8HyT3N-YgDDuSEuUwDt9lDEnvw/s1600/IMG_6527.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536474408818686242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdeChX_5gWqks9s7sEKgGKq77-cKVi_fKFBPAZNr6m2F3Bdy420MpTXtgOMziNukvOPe-3WHV_qcMY8uZuCd1e_r_bZ-2uIBUDSG5Pvinwiej8HyT3N-YgDDuSEuUwDt9lDEnvw/s400/IMG_6527.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 300px; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>
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course there are the vide greniers and the brocantes to dig through in
France, but when you find an old house filled with a family history and
the backyard barns stuffed with collections - you keep returning year
after year. Patrick Bru is one of those rare French dealers who
stumbles upon the daily bits of rural life and then passes it on for a
steal. Au revoir Patrick Bru!</div>
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-73085614220997704302016-06-05T10:22:00.001-07:002016-06-05T10:22:14.123-07:00Charlotte and Tom<div style="text-align: center;">
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Years ago when JZ, Sofia and I first visited Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
in France, we stayed in a 17th century townhouse called Le Sejour. Tom,
the Englishman and owner of Le Sejour, renovated the house from top to
bottom leaving all of the charm. Every year we returned to Tom's place
and felt like it was our home away from home. Then one year, Tom sold
the place and moved to the Amazon - he wanted to explore the river and
learn about indigenous cultures. So...we had to find another place to
rent, which was about the time we found the chateau where we now take
groups of women every summer. The second summer we rented the chateau,
Lizzie, the owner of the chateau, introduced me to the hired chef,
Charlotte. Charlotte, who continues to cook for us every summer at the
chateau is a beautiful Englishwoman who studied cooking in Paris,
specializing in sauces - yes sauces! Charlotte told me that on
Wednesday her boyfriend would be coming over to do a barbecue and we
would all eat outside under the stars. On Wednesday evening I saw a
crazy fast motorcycle pull up the long driveway of the chateau and I
thought - must be the boyfriend, here to do the barbecue. I eventually
walked downstairs and in the lobby, to my surprise, was Tom - our old
friend who we hadn't heard from or seen in years - we thought he was
lost to a tribe never to be seen again! I was so shocked I said "Tom -
what are you doing here?" to which he replied, "I'm here to do the
barbecue - I'm Charlotte's boyfriend!" I couldn't believe it - after all
these years and we were back together again! So now, Tom comes to the
chateau every summer to help Charlotte, and just to say hello. Last
summer we had the chance to visit their bastide, just outside of St.
Antonin, where Charlotte gives French lessons in between cooking for
herself, her children and Tom.
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-82660025960278051042016-06-04T08:00:00.000-07:002016-06-04T08:00:27.382-07:00Sans Plomb or Gazole?<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red;">This post was originally published on November 28th, 2012</span></div>
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This is a true story...but I couldn't change the names or faces...because they make the story!<br />
This
past summer while at the chateau we had a guest that suddenly had to
leave mid-week, much to our unhappiness, as we had become totally
smitten with our new friend from Savannah. On the departure day,
Mogull (as always) quickly offered to drive our guest to the Toulouse
Airport, about 45 minutes away from the chateau. <br />
We should have
known that things were going to go a little haywire when her car
wouldn't start - this, by the way, was her third car in less than 2
weeks...the first two had to be exchanged for technical problems. So,
Mogull jumped in my car, the trusty Renault, which had an empty gas
tank. "Don't worry Mogull," I said, "you will be able to get to
Montauban to fill up the tank - no problem." Fifteen minutes later, I
received the call - "We filled up the tank in Montauban, but the car
stalled - we are on the side of a very busy road - help!" <br />
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<i>our first idea...didn't pan out too well</i></div>
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So,
Christopher, our trusted man-about-the-chateau and I jumped into his
car and off we went to rescue the girls on the side of the road. When
we got there, our new friend jumped into Christopher's car and off they
sped to the Toulouse Airport...hoping to make her flight. <br />
Meanwhile,
Mogull and I tried to figure out the problem. "You did fill it up with
gas - right?" "Yes, yes, yes, we filled it up - and all was fine until
it just kinda sputtered out less than 3 blocks from the gas station."
"Hmmm....and you put in diesel...right?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah sans plomb -
diesel - right?" <br />
At that point I wasn't totally sure...was
diesel sans plomb or could it be gazole?? "Well, let's call Eurocar and
get the mechanic or tow truck out here right away." The temperature
was rising, the day before had been 104 degrees, and we had no water in
the car.<br />
I called Eurocar and was put on hold, then I called back,
but the French woman from Eurocar couldn't quite make out what I was
explaining to her - that we were stuck on the side of a very busy road
in a stalled car and needed help - asap!<br />
I called Eurocar again
and this time spoke with a very nice young Frenchman, who, after hearing
my whole story a couple of times, with the word DANGER thrown in a few
times for good measure, said "First of all..." I hung onto every word,
first of all....what?? We are coming to rescue you, we will be bringing
you another car, we are so sorry for yet another technical difficulty
with one of our cars....?<br />
"First of all....take care"<br />
Take
care? First of all - take care?? What in the world did he think we
were doing?? Mogull and I laughed so hard I thought we were going to
pass out - right there in the overheated car with cars whizzing by at
100 miles per hour!<br />
Eventually we composed ourselves and were able
to continue our conversation with the nice young Frenchman. Within
about 15 minutes, our tow truck pulled up and we thought the drama was
over...little did we know it was only just beginning!<br />
The mechanic
who spoke no English, immediately diagnosed the problem: wrong kind of
gas was put into the car. At that moment, we learned a valuable
lesson....diesel cars get filled up with gazole and unleaded cars get
filled up with sans plomb. (Reread that sentence if you are traveling
to Europe and plan on renting a car.) The mechanic hitched our car up
to the back of his chains and loaded the car up onto his flatbed and
then, motioning to the front of his cab, basically said "Get in." At
this point, I had to try to explain to him that we just couldn't "get
in" - we had already called my sister Molly and she was on her way,
right now, to pick us up. Due to a mishap earlier in the week, we knew
that if we were not where we said we were going to be - there would be
hell to pay! We continued to plead our case to the mechanic, and even
brought the young Frenchman from Eurocar, who was still on the phone,
into the conversation (heated exchange?).<br />
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Before
we knew what was happening, the mechanic was reversing the ramp on his
flat bed and our car was being taken off. "Wait a minute!! You can't
take our car off - we need you to help us!" And that's when he
basically told us that if we didn't get into his truck right this
minute, he would unload our car and leave us, and our car on the side of
the road. That was the turning point, I gave Mogull a bit of a shove
and said "Get in!" I figured Molly would have to check her cell phone
at some point and realize that we had no other choice than to comply
with the rules of the road and our mechanic! That's another story....<br />
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From
here, the story gets better...and worse! Barrelling down the country
roads, the three of us, Mogull, myself and the mechanic, all got along
like a house on fire - strange since minutes earlier we were yelling and
shouting on the side of the road. The mechanic said his garage was
about an hour away...at which point Mogull and I nudged each other and
thought "What in the world have we gotten ourselves into??"<br />
Eventually,
we pulled up to his garage and were met by the mechanic's wife who
invited us into their service shop, which was spotless and air
conditioned! She offered us cold drinks and maybe even some
cookies...it was like we had died and gone to heaven. She said they
would have to pump the full tank of sans plomb and the estimate was
about $250! After about a half an hour, the wife told us we should go
to the cafe next door (which reminded me of something out of the movie
Bagdad Cafe) because it would be a while till the car was ready.<br />
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Through the window, we saw the mechanic taking two full gas containers
across the street and we snickered about how he was probably selling off
our mistake for a profit! We laughed, we told stories, we tried to
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closed and locked. Of course it was...when the French eat
lunch...everything closes down. All of a sudden the gates magically
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siphoned out the sans plomb, filled up the tank with gazole and given us
a credit for the gas he had sold off to the gas station across the
street. What?? So...many lessons were learned...but probably, most
importantly...if you have to go through a car break down in the middle
of France, on one of the hottest days of the summer...best to have a
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are getting ready to leave for France for the seventh year of our
Chateau Getaway! Each summer, as June approaches, I start to think
about the flea markets, vide greniers and brocantes we will visit in
France...I am always excited when the flea market schedule comes out and
we get to plan our schedule for the month of June. This summer, we are
lucky to have a handful of some of the best markets on, including:
Beaumont (pictured above), Montauban, Septfonds, Bruniquel, Caussade,
Molieres and Realville!</div>
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what should be left behind for someone else to carry home? Here are
some of my favorite treasures to look for in France while at the flea
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Tapestry,
tapestries and more tapestries! The older the better...and anything
with a tag or marking on it...even better! This centuries old tradition
in France was once the bread and butter for many artisans. Now,
practically a dying trade, we are lucky enough to visit one of the great
tapestry weavers in Montpezat, who, for the past 60 years, has been
sitting at her loom weaving day in and day out - and you have never seen
a more perfect posture!</div>
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Linens!
I will walk a mile for a box full of old linens - and again, the older
the better! Old cotton nightshirts, linen convent gowns, lace collars,
indigo aprons - you name it and I want it! I am not such a stickler
for the perfectly cleaned and pressed linens - I would much rather buy
the discarded pieces and take them home and watch their beauty unfold
after soaking, washing and ironing them. My mom, Kick, is the master
laundress, so most of our old linens end up on her lawn for a good
brightening from the sun and the chlorophyll in the grass!</div>
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Hardware
- particularly old brass curtain rings! Any size, any color, any
design, I like to use these pieces in my home to hang old linen sheets
up as curtains. These small brass rings can easily be sewn on to make
small cafe curtains - or can be tied on with small pieces of ribbon sewn
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This
was my purchase from an afternoon at the brocante in Cahors...a basket
woven canteen, a set of old bone handles knives, a handful of old silver
thimbles, a half a dozen porcelain medicinal pots, an early 20th
century curtain panel and a piece of filet...hand tied linen fabric used
for lace curtains. Everything spoke to me - the color, the history and
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Old
string...linen, twine, cotton, hemp. I have no idea why...but I love
old string collections - especially those that come with a few handmade
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Early
samplers. These are getting harder to find and they can be quite pricey
- but every once in a while you will come upon a box of linens with an
old sampler hidden at the bottom of the basket. These small pieces of
history show the handiwork of young French school girls. The missing W
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Millinery
treasures...all found at the old hat factory we have been visiting for
years. Although the owner, Guy, passed away two summers ago, we still
pop by to say hello to his wife and to dig through one of the old hat
making rooms - each one filled with the trims, flowers and ribbons that
decorated the hats nearly a century ago!</div>
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and linen tea towels - hands down - the first thing I pick up at the
flea market in the morning. One can never have too many linen tea
towels stacked up in every room of their home...or in the closets or
armoires. I like the old madder striped towels - they are the essence
of France for me and no good flea market trip is complete without
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glass buttons...by the bucketful! I pick up as many old buttons as I
can to make button bracelets with. These simple bracelets, filled with a
mixture of decorative, military and baby buttons are one of my favorite
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as you can see...my treasures, the small bits and pieces I look for,
are really quite simple. Nothing takes up too much room in my suitcase,
yet everything is filled with the history of France. What do you look
for at the flea markets? Is there anything you would like me to look
for? Leave me a message and I will keep my eye out for you...meanwhile I
will try to blog my way through France so you can see all of our
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The time has come again, it's time to pack up all of our kits and
supplies and head to France. Every summer, for the past eight years, we
have taken groups of women to the south of France to find their inner
Frenchwoman. We have had some amazing artists join us over the years,
who come to teach and inspire us all. We craft, we visit flea markets,
we eat amazing food cooked by our favorite chef Charlotte, we drink the
local grape, and we relax!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just for fun, over the next week, I am going to post some of
my favorite French posts from past years...and if you are inspired,
maybe you will join us on one of our adventures in France. </span><br />
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Summer 2017 will be posted on frenchgeneral.com soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tac73 you won! Send me your address at notions@frenchgeneral.com today and we will send you a Frivols Box! Thanks for playing along everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Moda came up with a brilliant idea and made up these sweet collectible Frivols Tins - complete with everything you need to make a simple quilt top - you just need to add binding, batting and backing! In celebration of our Frivols Tin No. 5 we are doing a giveaway - and we haven't done one of those in a long time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> All you have to do is leave a comment about something frivolous you like to do...so it could be sitting in a cafe stitching, or reorganizing your fabric, or just sitting quietly with a cup of tea and staring out the window! Actually those are all necessary things to do - maybe not so frivolous after all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will choose a lucky winner and send out one of our Frivols Tins on Monday, April 11th. You can also collect the other Frivols Tins - there are 12 altogether! Here is a list of the Frivols Tins - each one featuring a Moda designer:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No. 1 Hello Darling by Bonnie & Camille</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No. 6 Strawberry Fields Revisited by Fig Tree</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No. 7 Songbird Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for playing along! If you can't wait to win a Frivols Tin, visit our website frenchgeneral.com and pick one up today - they are on sale and don't forget to use our free shipping code: bonjour</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Fall, Mogull and I hit the road and traveled to Arlington, Vermont for Charlotte and Meleen's Vermont Getaway. Just north of Bennington, Arlington is filled with beautiful rolling hills, maple syrup and was the home of Norman Rockwell for many years. I taught our antique patchwork boro class to women who participated from all over the country. It was a special weekend - only made more special by Meleen's amazing hospitality. Meleen owns two country homes - right next door to each other - where everyone sleeps and eats the delicious food she makes with her amazing assistant, Kana. After spending time in Vermont with these special women, I knew just once wasn't enough! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This coming Fall, I was lucky enough to be invited back by Meleen and her neighbor, Tammy of Wing and a Prayer Farm. Tammy and her family live on a 20 acre farm where they raise and care for a variety of poultry, Registered Shetland, Cormo, Cotswold
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Hog named Princess Peppermint, bunnies, horses and a Shetland pony, and
honeybees. Tammy keeps herself busy! When she is not tending to her animals, she is found in her kitchen baking pies, preserving fruit, and canning foods from the farm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tammy, Meleen and I have planned three days of natural plant dyeing, weaving, jewelry making, block printing and more! This will be a special weekend which happens to run right after The<strong> <a href="http://www.adkfiber.com/visit-the-festival.html" target="_blank">Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival</a></strong> on September 24th & 25th in nearby Greenwich, NY. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have just a couple of spots left for our Vermont Colored Wool Retreat and would love you to join us! For more information or to sign up, please visit Tammy's site, <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/fiber-workshops/vermont-colored-wool-retreat/" target="_blank">Wing and a Prayer Farm.</a></span></b></span>Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-65624257514744736542016-02-06T07:51:00.000-08:002016-02-06T07:51:13.163-08:00And We Have A Winner...or two, or three, or four, or FIVE!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for playing along on the Moda All in a Row Blog Hop! I loved reading all of your comments and hearing what you are up to and plan on sewing this Spring! While I was out and about in the Navajo Nation, the lovely Janet Hill from Moda sent me pictures of her interpretation of the French General row using Kansas Trouble's fabric...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bonjour!</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I am writing to you from the middle of the Navajo Nation...where I am on my yearly adventure to find old Navajo rugs! I woke up as early as I could to send in my post all about an exciting new book and hop. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As many of you know, I am a NOVICE quilter...so when Jenifer Keltner, of Martingale Books, rang up and asked if I would like to be involved with their new book, All in a Row, I immediately called on quilt master Penny Tucker. Some of you may know Penny, as she has been working with the French General design team since we started designing quilts and writing patterns. There is no one better to have by your side than someone who has been in the quilt world for the past twenty-five years. Penny rang up Cheryl who has been one of our piecer's for many years and together they came up with our row - using my favorite pattern of all time, the drunkard's path block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is our row - all made out of French General scraps! It ended up looking a bit like a piece of cream rick-rack running through red blocks. I love how it turned out and think it would look great in multiple colors on a quilt!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For more information on this new book, please visit the <a href="http://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilting-sewing/row-by-row-quilt-patterns-moda-designers-faboo-fabric-fun/" target="_blank">Martingale site</a>.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to check out the "It's a Beauty of a Contest" event and GREAT
PRIZES, from February 1 through March 15, sponsored by Moda Fabrics and
Martingale. For<a href="http://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilting-sewing/row-by-row-quilt-patterns-moda-designers-faboo-fabric-fun/"> more on the contest and prizes, click here.</a>
And if you want to be entered to win a free copy of the book, comment
below and be sure to mention two rows shown on the Martingale site (link
above) that you'd like to make once you get the book. And please, be
sure to include your e-mail address in your comment. We will choose a handful of winners - for books and French General scraps!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And...if you are interested in seeing my travels through the Navajo Nation...please follow us on instagram over the next week...I am posting daily about the trading posts, the weavers and all of the beauty to be found on a vast stretch of land between Arizona and New Mexico.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Merci!</span><br />
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19: <a href="http://www.littlemiss/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Corey Yoder</a> & <a href="http://janetclare.co.uk/blog" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Janet Clare</a></div>
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20: <a href="http://www.meandmysisterdesigns.com/blog/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Me & My
Sister</a> (aka Barb & Mary) & <a href="http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Barbara
Brackman</a></div>
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January
21: <a href="http://blog.patsloan.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pat Sloan</a> & <a href="http://laundrybasketquilts.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Edyta Sitar</a></div>
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22: C<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thimbleblossoms/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">amille
Roskelley</a> & <a href="http://kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Kathy
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January
23: <a href="http://www.thesweetwaterco.com/?page_id=8853" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sweetwater</a>
(Karla, Lisa) & <a href="http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Blackbird
Designs</a> (Alma & Barb)</div>
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24: <a href="http://bunnyhillblog.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Anne Sutton</a> & <a href="http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Laurie
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25: <a href="http://lisabongean.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lisa Bongean</a> & <a href="http://figtreequilts.typepad.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Joanna Figueroa</a></div>
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26: <a href="https://betsysbestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Betsy Chutchian</a>
& <a href="http://jenkingwelldesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Jen
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27: <a href="http://katespain.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Kate Spain</a> & <a href="http://piecesfrommyheart.net/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sandy Gervais</a></div>
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28: <a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Kaari Meng</a> & <a href="http://www.ktquilts.com/" style="color: #2585b2; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lynne Hagemeir</a></div>
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Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-91416749025711320452015-10-10T08:29:00.004-07:002016-03-14T09:13:25.451-07:00Celebrate our New Website with Free Shipping!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're so excited that our new site is finally up and running well that we decided to celebrate by offering free shipping! Simply use the discount code: <span style="color: #660000;"><b>bonjour</b></span> when checking out. Why not pick up a couple of our <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/collections/embroidery-kits" target="_blank">stitching samplers</a></span> <span style="color: black;">and</span></span> <a href="https://www.frenchgeneral.com/collections/embroidery-floss" target="_blank">embroidery floss</a> for the upcoming winter months? Thank you for all of your support, inspiration and friendship over the years! French General is 18 years old this year and we are so happy to be here! Merci!</span></div>
Kaari Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564314742538661701noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20246519.post-82527308743360826022015-09-27T13:30:00.001-07:002015-10-10T12:23:51.242-07:00Craftcation 2016 is Coming!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's that time of the year again, time for one of my very favorite events, Craftcation! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span class="description" itemprop="description">Craftcation is an
annual four-day business + makers conference featuring industry
professionals leading attendees in hands-on food & craft workshops
and lectures and panels on creative business. Craftcation ignites the
entrepreneurial spirit, strengthens craft and business skills and builds
relationships in the creative community. If you’re a maker, blogger,
creative entrepreneur, food artisan or a creative then join us for four
inspiring days that you’ll never forget. </span></span></div>
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<span class="description" itemprop="description" style="font-size: large;">The next Craftcation will be
April 7-10, 2016 at the Ventura Beach Marriott in Ventura, California.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I will be teaching three classes: Indigo, Sashiko and Jewelry Making - take one or take all three - it's your choice when you sign up for Craftcation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Early bird registration begins this Wednesday, September 30th at 9am. The first 50 people to register get $50 off of their registration! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/craftcation-conference-2016-tickets-18175873527?aff=presenters2016&afu=25654496141" target="_blank">Sign up here to join us for this fabulous weekend!</a></span></div>
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