Fifteen years ago, JZ created a website for French General - it was different, inspirational and fun and served it's purpose - we were able to get the word out about French General, as well as sell our craft kits, books and fabrics to people all over the world!
But fifteen years is a long time and all good things have to change....so finally, after many months of discussion, debate and deliberation...we are ready to unveil our new web site. It may not be as layered as our last site - but I think you will find it very user friendly! There is a search button (oh my!) and a place to sign up for our monthly newsletters (that's right!) as well as an inventory count - so we will know when something has sold out (finally!). We hope you agree that it is a simpler way to see what is happening in the French General world and we invite you to visit often as we will always be adding new and interesting ideas to the site!
In celebration of all of this big news...we thought we would do a giveaway...something we have not done in a very long time! So please leave a comment below and tell us what you think of the new site, you can visit French General here. We will choose one random comment and send out a goody bag filled with some of our upcoming Le Marais fabric, our new jewelry book, A Year of Jewelry, and a couple of our embroidery samplers!
Merci!
I'm just intrigued by what you find. So interesting!!
ReplyDeleteSo... cool, I love it! Really like the French Finds!
ReplyDeleteThe new web site is great! It seems faster, and it's easier to find things but still beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour new website is so much easier to navigate! A great improvement which will mean I visit it more often. There is great inspiration to be found here.
ReplyDeleteI love the new website. I navigated through your products using my cell phone. It was so easy! The linens from France were gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove the new site! So easy to navigate. And so many goodies!
ReplyDeleteYour new site is so elegant, I love it. It's simple and clean yet holds so much beauty. It's much easier to navigate too :) Huge congratulations :) I <3 French General! It's top of my bucket list to make it to your store from Florida one day :)
ReplyDeleteThe new site is gorgeous!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photography on the new site! It is very easy to navigate and I love having the choice of Paypal for checkout. Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove the new site, as I loved the old one, many wonderful goodies. I enjoyed the gallery of pictures, what a book that could be telling little stories of each shot.
ReplyDeleteI am selfish I just want to sit & gaze for hours.
Barb
Lovely. Easy to navigate and nicely displayed!
ReplyDeleteLove the workshops page. So easy to find what I'm looking for - and see all the other tempting classes at the same time. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, easy to use, lovely colour scheme, and enjoyable to browse or shop.
ReplyDeleteFab website, I love the French samplers!
ReplyDeleteI always love if there's a search button. Another big plus if you have a menu where you can easily navigate ... and you have one:-) Love the new look!
ReplyDeleteWell I just had fun peeking in here there and everywhere. Thank you for the easy to navigate update and as always your inspirational ideas. <3
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful thing, I love the look of the site! So many things to look at and dream about! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the new site.Very easy to navigate.Well done.
ReplyDeleteYour site is very easy to navigate and of course anything French, delightful. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI looked at it last night. it is beautiful. I assume some of the things that say out of stock just haven't arrived yet (embroidery thread). looking forward to enjoying it again and again. thanks for the chance to win the goodies. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteMary
I love the new website. It is easy to navigate and find items. The layout and the colors are wonderful. I found a lot of things I thing I really need--a sign of great success LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love that I can access the workshops more easily and I love that there is now a search option. Great job and thank you for the chance to win a goodie bag!
ReplyDeleteOh yes I love the new website! I loved the old one but this one is really easy to navigate and the print is larger! Thanks for the chance to win one of your wonderful giveaways.......
ReplyDeleteGorgeous new site. It's so much easier to navigate (although I found my way around the old site pretty well, too). The drop down tabs are so easy and smooth.
ReplyDeleteYour new site is lovely. I like how easy it is to find things - like upcoming workshops!
ReplyDeleteI like the new site. I've loved your fabric for years, especially the floral prints.
ReplyDeleteLove the look of the new website. Very easy to find what you are looking for and finding lots of things you didn't know you were looking for.
ReplyDeleteThe website is easy-to-navigate and is the perfect backdrop for your gorgeous goods. And I'm putting your summer France getaway on my list of things I want to do!
ReplyDeleteYour new website looks fantastic!!! I'm in awe with all you have to offer too!! Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteI first opened the e-mail from my iPhone and was instantly impressed with the ease of use and readability of the scaled down version of the full site. Today I viewed the site from a desktop computer and was even more impressed with the content, ease of use and the shopping options. Job well done!
ReplyDeleteThe new site is wonderful, easy to use and full to the brim with inspiration! I have your books and have been enjoying your journey for many years.
ReplyDeleteLove the new format!
ReplyDeleteGreat to be able to see all of the items in a larger picture format and the resolution/color is really nice. The drop down menus are fabulous for navigating all of your wonderful items and ideas!
I just checked out your new website! It looks really nice and very inviting! I look forward to more upcoming news and products! I clicked on the Facebook button at the bottom and it took me to someone else's FB page. Congratulations on a lovely site!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the new website. I like the scrolling feature and the sorting one too. Now I can find those unique French finds quickly. All the best~
ReplyDeleteEasy navigation to such a treasure trove of delights!
ReplyDeleteAlways inspiring! Now even more so! I love the new website, it's so fresh and so French!!
ReplyDeleteIt is very colorful and lots to explore!
ReplyDeleteI love your new website. It is much easier to navigate and find some inspiration. I have my eye on two patterns. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour new website is great - very easy to navigate and very inviting! Great products!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! And thanks for a fun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteKay Heath
Just wonderful... as always :)
ReplyDeleteMary
The new site looks great. The tabs are easy to navigate and the new fabric line looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe site looks very nice--even easy to navigate from my phone!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new site! It is very user friendly. Love oohing and aahing over all the lovelies.
ReplyDeleteA lovely and easily searchable website update - filled with eye candy and the classic elegant must haves you are known for!! Sigh....
ReplyDeleteEven though I am not a huge fan of change ;-) I do LOVE the new website!
ReplyDeleteI do still miss the old shop though! lol
Congratulations and continued success.
Hello, love your new website! was a bit disappointed to find all the quilting fabric sold out. bummer.
ReplyDeleteI just took a trip around the new site. Love French Finds. Easy and so you.
ReplyDeleteThe site is beautiful!! The layouts are lovely and of course oh-so-enticing! Tres beau!
ReplyDeleteI love the new site, so much easier to navigate around. My only suggestion would be to change the color of your phone number on the page titled "visit French General". The address and hours are visible, but the phone number is white on a light background and is almost impossible to read. Otherwise....perfect in every way!
ReplyDeleteFran Bianchi
quiltmaker93551@gmail.com
The new website looks great and is easy to navigate. I got caught up looking at all the beautiful French finds, such a great mix of wonderful things.
ReplyDeleteThe new site is very easy to negotiate.
ReplyDeleteEverything is gorgeous! Looking forward to more inspiration from southern Feance.
ReplyDeleteGreat follow up to the book "The French Inspired Home." Wonderful finds, creations, and fabric designs.
ReplyDeleteThere are fabulous goodies and is easy to navigate.Love I can see the detail of the items.Congratulations!!
ReplyDeleteLove the new look. So wish I could go on one of your sorties but from Australia guess I'll just have to keep on wishing.
ReplyDeleteI'm the above anonymous Annie A
ReplyDeleteI really like your new website. Love your fabrics!
ReplyDeletemaureeneh52@hotmail.com
Félicitations! J'aimerais visiter votre magasin mais j'habite en Alberta au Canada...
ReplyDeleteThe new web site is clean and easy to navigate. I love the French Finds. I'm putting a visit to your store on my calendar. I always feel like a kid in a candy store.
ReplyDeleteLove the new site - much faster and as always, beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThe new site looks so inviting! The pictures are great. I just love everything French General! Hugs,
ReplyDeleteSo many goodies on the site. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteSimply delightful, Kaari, as always :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for what you do!
The new site looks great and is easier to navigate. Love the french sequin collections you put together!
ReplyDeleteFrench General fabrics have provided just the perfect inspiration for several of my quilt projects - either the main focus fabric or just the perfect finishing touch. And the new website will provide even more inspiration and temptation! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the new site!! While the old one served the purpose, it was rather awkward now that your company has grown. Always look to French General for inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous new site!
ReplyDeleteI like your new website. It's attractive and easy to navigate. Fyi, I got a 'page not found' for the link to see the contents of the paper collection.
ReplyDeleteI love the photography like the sunflower field and the website is very organized and clean looking.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of your new site and really appreciate the links to see all pf your products available. I am familiar with your fabrics and love them. I will be on the lookout for your new Sizzix products. I have quite a wish list going. I just love your style.
ReplyDeleteYour site, old and new delight me. Many thanks, Becky
ReplyDeleteLe nouveau site est très bien! meilleure organisation et l'accès aux différentes rubriques plus clair . Merci! J'attends avec impatience la collection " le Marais"
ReplyDeletesalutations, Evelyne
Love, love, love the new website! I am drooling over every detail!
ReplyDeleteAwesome new website!!!! Everything is so organized!
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful things!!!!
Pam
Love the website and everything on it!! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour "inspiration" in France leads on to my "inspiration" by the fabrics that arrive in my local New Zealand quilt shop. Reading about the process online is the icing on the cake!! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Easy to use! Those antique lace bobbins are calling my name!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful new website! Well laid out and organized. Very easy to navigate through and find amazing things. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThe new website is wonderful! So much easier to navigate.
ReplyDeleteLove the new website - so easy to navigate!
ReplyDeleteI really like your new website, it truly is eye candy; the colors and product pictures are most excellent ! I enjoyed moving around and looking at all you have to offer, it was so easy and user friendly. I am excited to order your floss when it becomes available. :p
ReplyDeleteThe new site is easier to use, but the old site seemed full of surprises as I discovered new things. I was finally able to visit your store and loved it. Saving up for a chateaux getaway someday.
ReplyDeleteOh La La! I love the new web site. It is very fresh. You have an amazing aesthetic. I look forward to every new fabric line and what new project I can use them in. Thanks for sharing your unique and wonderful designs with us.
ReplyDeleteJan
The new web site is great! So much easier to navigate quickly. Thank you! Love all the photos and goodies from France. Will be visiting the shop in September...can't wait!
ReplyDeleteEverything is so lovely. Appreciating your talents !!
ReplyDeleteI have tried and tried to access the new site with my smart phone but without success. So, because I love French General fabrics and have enjoyed the fantasy of going to France with you, I will continue to use you via my laptop.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that option.
Oh my, what fun goodies that we "must" have. I do like your new website and very easy to search back and forth. My goal is to someday come down for the walking tour. I see that everyone loves your fabric so I will wait patiently for when you run another bolt or two of your fantastic grey toile.
ReplyDeleteThe new website is wonderfully easy to navigate and I think shows off all the FG treasures so beautifully and in better detail. As a quilter, I was thrilled to see a peak of your newest line for Moda. Must confess, I lust after your gorgeous home dec fabrics
ReplyDeleteFrench Finds and Embroidery samplers!
ReplyDeleteLove your new web-site and it is very easy to navigate. One of my favorite places is your store.....and was hoping I could tour it virtually on your new site and enjoy looking at all the treasures you stock and the artistic way you stock them.
ReplyDeleteI love your new web site! I am in love with French General fabrics!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe new site is very nice. I love your shop and come every time I get to California. Someday I will do your trip to France, looks special. Love your treasures.
ReplyDeleteLove the new website! So many things to tempt and so many new ideas for being creative!
ReplyDeleteGracious giveaway!! The new site is wonderful in appearance and functionality.
ReplyDeleteMerci,
Cynthia Novick
cbnovick@hotmail.com
My iPad loves the new site, and so do I! Five years ago this month I made the chateau getaway trip and had the time of my life! Just purchased two French paper packets to commemorate! Xo
ReplyDeleteEasier to find under your name and easier to follow the prompts.
ReplyDeleteMichele
aloha to the French General
ReplyDeletelove all you do!!
hope I find some of these gatherings in my empty mail box in the islands
The new site is fresh and so French,
aloha Lilla
Love the new website! It is definitely easier to get around and I really like the magnification of the patterns. It's nice to see the patterns up close.
ReplyDeleteThe look is fresh, clean and simple. I like the ease of navigation from one page to another. Well done!
ReplyDeleteChecked out the website, bought a vintage book on your French Finds, thinking about Chateau Getaway for 2016, hope so.
ReplyDeleteLove the new website. Navigating is easy and the photos are fab. Thinking the Chateau Getaway would be great for photos too.
I love your blog, and I love you! "Viva La France"!!!
ReplyDeleteThe site is magnifique! And thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe new site is easier to navigate. Just about all of your fabric was sol out!
ReplyDeleteso lovely - hope the trip was amazing. planning on doing one of your down town days with you soon.
ReplyDeleteI just perused your new website and bought a few things from your adventures in France. Someday I'll be coming along!!! The website is much cleaner and easier to use. Great update!!!
ReplyDeleteThe new website is beautiful, just like everything you do - thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Very sophisticated and pleasant to navigate.
ReplyDeleteLove the new website! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteReally like the new website and I especially like what is on it ( for sale). I can see I will do a lot of damage to my budget here..... But as my husband says, cheaper than a plane ticket so let's shop!
ReplyDeleteThe new website... c'est magnifique! It is as elegant as France and all things French. The only thing missing from it is a link to your wonderful blog! Merci for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSo excited about your new website! Love your site anyway, and now it's even better!
ReplyDeleteSo excited! I'm a longtime French general customer and happily follow along!
ReplyDeleteSo much easier to get around your new site. Thanks, loves the hollyhocks in France. One of my favorites and was amazed at where they grow out of the side walk.
ReplyDeleteYour new website is lovely -- easier to pop around from place to place and eye candy on every page.
ReplyDeleteThe site is simple and less busy. I like it much better!
ReplyDeleteLinda
The new site is very clean; you found some wonderful items in France!
ReplyDeleteLove the new website!! Seems faster and easier to navigate!! Congratulations on all your hard work!!
ReplyDeleteEveryone need a touch-up once in a while. I loved browsing through the finds from France. One correction though, the Cotton Madder toweling says it would make a great rummer
ReplyDeletelike the new website it's easy to navigate. miss the color of the background of the old site I liked the red material backgrounds.
ReplyDeletelike the new website it's easy to navigate. miss the color of the background of the old site I liked the red material backgrounds.
ReplyDeletecongratulations on the new site!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on the new site!
ReplyDeleteThe new site is wonderful. Much easier to see more from your shop. Everyone must have been working very hard to get this all going. I wish you much success.
ReplyDeleteLike the new site!
ReplyDeleteAnita T.
Your new website is just wonderful. I looked at every category and will dream tonight of your lovely things!
ReplyDeleteAs I live in the UK I don't suppose this is open to me. However having received my email this morning I had to take a look. I have followed your website and have enjoyed exploring. This new website is just so very accessible it is really so much clearer and easier to navigate.
ReplyDeleteso from across the pond, tres bon, a bientot.
Ana
While I am enjoying the new ease of navigation, I am missing some of the previous products, such as individual tins of beads and charms. Will they be back?? Congratulations on the updated look!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I need a small vacation to France, I visit your lovely site. The textiles are so desirable and, the jewelry designs, kits and findings are lovely and inspiring. The photographs are excellent, and workshops are very inviting. So happy to have found the French General. Hope to visit the shop in California one day.
ReplyDeleteI love the new site as it's eye candy right from the moment it opens. Nice visual vacation sitting here at my desk.
ReplyDeleteYour site is so refreshing and lovely to look through. So many things I want to buy. Hmmmm..... I'll have to seriously get down to business!
ReplyDeleteThe website looks great and was super easy to navigate. I especially like the embroidery samplers.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing better than the new website is being in France. I hope you will consider doing webinars, Youtube videos or Craftsy-like classes on your workshops that I could sign up for and learn at home as I live in N. Illinois. I always open your enews as soon as I see it. Also, way to go on the search bar too! I would so love to win the basket FULL of your goodies!
ReplyDeleteThe site seems to be easy to navigate through and well organized. Everything is loading quickly, which is a real boon for a user.
ReplyDeleteTres bein. Love the new format, very workable. Enjoyed the blog of your interesting trip to France and all the great pictures. A real treat.
ReplyDeleteLove all the nice things you found there at the Brocantes and your Marais
fabric is incredible--so sorry it is all sold out. That is my favorite
part of Paris (will be there in three weeks).
Keep up the good work it is always a joy to come to your site and bring
back memories of the French lifestyle.
Merci
Hey Girls, Love the new website; looking forward to perusing it and see what you picked up in France! I'm also looking forward to January 2016 Art of Craft! Love all of you and the incredible community you have brought together with your website.
ReplyDeleteJulie B.
tabbytribe@earthlink.net
Love the new site! Very easy to navigate.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that it has been 15 years. Love new site
ReplyDeleteGreat new site!
ReplyDeleteI do like the new site so much better. It's a lot easier to search and I found some stuff that I didn't even know you sold! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteLove the "Found in France" section!
ReplyDeleteIt is much easier to navigate the new site and I especially enjoyed seeing all the goodies you came back with from France. However, I only saw 4 jewelry kits for sale. Please tell me you're not paring down the jewelry kits -- I absolutely love them!
ReplyDeleteLooks great and as always, inspirational. Congrats on the upgrade.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job! I adore your fabric colors and design.
ReplyDeleteLove the site.
ReplyDeleteI miss the videos on the old website...please include those on the new
ReplyDeleteLove the layout of the new site. Very easy to navigate and find things. Awesome pictures of France.
ReplyDeleteThe new site makes me want to spend an hour or so just browsing on it while sitting on the porch in a rocking chair drinking ice cold homemade lemonade. Love it! - Melanie Ann Mercado
ReplyDeleteWendy in NH
ReplyDeleteYour fabrics are my favorites & I enjoy collecting & using them. Enjoyed surfing your new site & will return often.
Wendy ( stdpoodle@aol.com)
Congratulations Kaari. The website looks so much cleaner and much easier to use.
ReplyDeleteAngela Nicholls
Love the new layout. Think it works a treat. Lots of eye candy too!
ReplyDeleteZxx
I have no idea where or how I found you..............
ReplyDeleteBut, it has benn my best find of all time...................and treasure........
V.C.