tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173025010564685685.post5255845848723077041..comments2024-01-19T22:19:33.913-08:00Comments on Seams French: French VintageSeams Frenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783229116723144338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173025010564685685.post-80577908296312863242012-08-31T12:58:32.437-07:002012-08-31T12:58:32.437-07:00When I first saw boutis in a quilt about 12 years ...When I first saw boutis in a quilt about 12 years ago, I was blown away. It is a very specific technique, unlike quilting and unlike trapunto. The workmanship in the quilts that I have seen, both antique and contemporary, is intricate and amazing in it's perfection. I am just beginning to grasp the subtlities of the technique, but I am totally engaged in the challenge of learning more about it. Most of the information that I have found is written in French, which is still a serious challenge for me, but I am persuing it. I will continue to post blogs about boutis as I learn more about it. Seams Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783229116723144338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173025010564685685.post-19761488382860836842012-08-31T12:24:09.714-07:002012-08-31T12:24:09.714-07:00The toile de jouy is cotton, and in excellent cond...The toile de jouy is cotton, and in excellent condition. I only have about 1 metre of it, so I have to think carefully as to how I will use it. The piece of cotton muslin that I found at the same time, is of the exact colour as the background in the toile de jouy, so the two pieces can work together.<br />The centre of the boutis is a stitch called "point de vauvert". Madame Born, who has been my teacher this past summer, was the person who found the stitch in an antique quilt, and along with her mentor, Madame Andree Gaussen, named the stitch for the village in which the quilt came from.<br />Seams Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783229116723144338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173025010564685685.post-31765972630014781182012-08-25T21:09:59.325-07:002012-08-25T21:09:59.325-07:00That toile is incredible! And those embroidered pi...That toile is incredible! And those embroidered pieces are beautiful, especially the table runner. Your boutis is amazing... I've never seen anything like it! I'll have to do some googling to learn more about the technique! :)needle and nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051168892312750022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173025010564685685.post-43444010991898777632012-08-25T06:57:51.742-07:002012-08-25T06:57:51.742-07:00That toile is beautiful. I am surprised that it i...That toile is beautiful. I am surprised that it is still in such good shape after being quilted and unquilted. Stern stuff! Do you think it is linen?<br /><br />Great job with your boutis project! What is going on in the centre? Has the cording been woven? Looks tricky.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224346283881001640noreply@blogger.com