When I returned from France in April I asked the Facebook group if anyone would be interested in a Humble Quilts group textile trip to France? Before I dig any further into making this a reality I need to know if enough people are interested. Just because you tell me now you'd be interested does not mean you commit. Shoot me off an email at HumbleQuilts@gmail.com and let me know what you think.
Here are my preliminary ideas. (very preliminary!)
I met Caroline Lecomte in Nantes and she has a lovely property and studio. She has lovely antique quilts and textiles and is willing to do a class.
https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2025/04/took-train-to-nantes.html
https://www.instagram.com/caroline.vintage.textiles/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090237774465
She mentioned this:
Antiques:
https://www.theluberon.com/villages/lisle-sur-la-sorgue/
Textiles:
https://la-maison-du-boutis.fr/
https://www.souleiado.com/en/museum
**Fall 2026 to go before or after the European Patchwork in Alsace in case you'd like to make that an add on. Smallish group 12-15 people. I'm hoping to make it somewhat affordable.
https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2015/09/european-patchwork-vacation-part-two.html
You can search my blog for more posts on this show. It takes place in small lovely villages in the Alsace region of France.
Feel free to ask any questions!
Went to France last summer. Would love to do a "textile" version, but have a big trip planned for August 2026, and doubt I could afford to turn around and go to France afterward. I love the sound of this trip, though!!
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ReplyDeleteMusée Arlaten in Arles https://www.museonarlaten.fr/en
Museum Souleiado in Tarascon https://www.souleiado.com/fr/le-musee
If you are going further
Conservatoire du Costume Comtadin in Pernes-les-Fontaines (between Avignon and Carpentras) https://www.costumescomtadin.com/Accueil.html
Musée Provençal de Château Gombert in Marseille https://www.museeprovencal.com/
You better contact the places you want to visit to confirm the opening days and opening hours.
Quilting shops:
Quilt and Patch, 87 avenue de Fronton, 31200 Toulouse https://www.machine-a-coudre-patchwork.com/
La Couserie Créative, 5 rue François Marie Voltaire, 66000 Perpignan https://lacouseriecreative.com/2-accueil
Au Café Couture, 34 rue du 4 Septembre, 13200 Arles https://www.facebook.com/cafecouturearles/?locale=fr_FR
Tissus Grégoire, 309 rue du 19 mars 1962, 84450 Saint-Saturnin-Lès-Avignon https://www.tissus-gregoire.fr/fr/
And as a bonus, the following shops have typical fabrics from Provence, called Indiennes. They mainly have clothes and other stuff, you may have to ask for the fabrics.
Les Indiennes de Nîmes, 2 boulevard des Arènes, 30000 Nîmes https://indiennesdenimes.fr/
Souleiado, 39 rue Charles Deméry, 13150 Tarascon, at the same place as the museum https://www.souleiado.com/fr/boutiques/boutique-tarascon
Les Olivades, 5 avenue du Docteur Barberin, 13103 Saint-Etienne-du-Grès https://www.olivades.fr/
Thank you! Great information!
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