Nantes was where it was all happening… As I load these photo’s I am reliving a most amazing time
(Apologies in advance for a long blog post)
But of course to get to Nantes, a trip to Paris is pretty much *a must*
As soon as I arrived at The Hotel Henriette on the Left Bank, I was swooning.
We were a party of ten (can you imagine the giggling) at this hotel … now my new favourite.
A fabulous time was had by *all us girls*; we sent the guys off to do boy things because they would not have been interested at all in the Stitching Up Paris Tour we did
If you get the chance to spend an afternoon or morning doing a walking and metro tour with Barbara, you simply must! Tailor made to you and your friends’ textile passions, click here to see
http://www.stitchingupparis.com/
Here’s just a small taste of what we saw
We also went to Sajou and La Droguerie, I have no idea why I have no pictures :-O
And then it was time to go to Nantes for Pour l’amour du fil
and the official launch of
Quilts from the Colonies
What a thrill the whole five days in Nantes was… I was overwhelmed by the amount of visitors to the show and their kindness to me! I loved meeting up again with old friends, getting to know friends I’d met on social media and making lots of new friends.
And of course being reaquainted with my book quilts which have been away from home since August, beautifully displayed in my Salon by the hard working Quiltmania and Pour l’amour du fil teams.
And a few more
And the oooh-ing and aaah-ing over all the gorgeous salons and the work contained therein was deafening LOL
And let’s not forget the Welsh Quilts !
I loved popping in to the salon of the gorgeous and talented Judy Newman of A Very Fine House, what a joy it has been to share this amazing journey together
I also taught two classes while I was there
Sadly Christine passed away last week after a long cancer illness. She travelled and sewed and enjoyed her life, making friends wherever she went. Truly an inspiration to live the life you want.
Here we are in Paducah in 2012
I loved the trip and the show so much I am planning to return to Europe later next year to do some more teaching.
Because all too soon it was over.
And it was time for a little R and R.
After the build up to the release of the book, and the preparations for Pour l’amour du fil and all the excitement surrounding it, I extended the trip with another 3 weeks gallavanting around Portugal, Spain and Morocco gathering lots of inspiration and ideas for future quilts.
There’s some works underway already
Thanks so much for visiting, and sorry it’s such a long post.
But there’s lots of exciting things ahead and I want to show them in chronological order
Stay tuned
happy stitching
Margaret
Love your LONG posts! It is the only way to keep up with you! I still owe you a long letter! Love, Sherry
I must owe you a loooong letter. Hope all is well with you both. Big hugs and much love to you both xxxx
So happy you had such a wonderful trip…..Your book and Quilts are just beautiful and can’t wait to see your new quilts. The long post was great and so were the photos. Keep up the amazing work!!!! HUGS…