Carrefour - the European Quilt Show Part 2

This photo was taken of vineyards right from our hotel balcony. 


This was a more traditional quilt display. I tried to get the makers of each one but I may have missed a couple. Enjoy!

Love the flying geese!

Love that conversation print! It pays to take a close look!

This was a favorite! Love the red quilting lines!

It is such an amazing quilt!

 Not only were we surrounded by vineyards, we were surrounded by fairy tale villages!

I believe these are geraniums. 

This is one village the quilts were being displayed in. 

The Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines National Necropolis

History: Built to honor soldiers who died during fierce World War I combat in the Vosges mountains, especially the August 1914 clashes in the mountain passes. 

Always mixing my love for history in my travels. 

Les Bleus d’Alsace 2026 Quiltalong

For our 2026 quilalong, I had a plan but after visiting Alsace, a region in France, my brain led me a different way. 

So here we are- my inspiration was this lovely gray/blue I kept seeing!

Just a little peak on the right.

 

This was the airbnb my daughter and I stayed in 2015. Blue shutters have stole my heart!

Swatches at the linen museum.

And, of course, this quilt displayed in France from the International Quilt Museum.

I've gathered up a few bits of gray/blues and blue printed shirtings. I have one print that is a dark blue. I had to dig deep! I wish I had more French General blues. The quilt will measure about 22" square. 

If you want to sewalong, start digging for the fabrics you'd like to use. 

The name of our quilt is Les Bleus d'Alsace or The Blues of Alsace. Feel free to rename it if you decide NOT to use blues. 

Let me know, either in comment or email to humblequilts@gmail.com if you plan on joining!

Have a lovely week!

PS, I have vintage linens from France in my Etsy store! Check it out HERE  if you'd like. (search linen)