Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Festival International des Textiles Extraordinaires

Here is a link to one of many pages about the festival.  You can see the quilt that our guild donated:

Déjeuner sur l’herbe | FITE – Festival International des Textiles Extraordinaires
If you click on a picture it will enlarge.  There are other pages with photos but nothing
would load on my computer.

To view the entire program of events:

 Program | FITE – Festival International des Textiles Extraordinaires

4 comments:

  1. Oh it's so wonderful to see this! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for putting such a beautiful quilt together! I hope it made lots of money... Such a great cause.

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  2. Loved seeing these photos...and the "progression of creations"...also loved your label, Margaret. Just wish I could have been in France for the flash mob picnic and auction!

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  3. Well done Margaret! Looking at the dates, is the picnic this coming weekend? I hope they film it!

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  4. LUNCHEONS ON THE GRASS

    Saturday 20, Sunday 21 and Wednesday 24 from 12 am to 4 pm

    Strollers are invited to share a friendly time over a picnic on a patchwork blanket made for the Festival.

    Friday 26 and Saturday 27, 10 am to 6 pm

    Presentation of the quilts that will be put at auction by Maître Bernard Vassy, auctioneer whose auction house in Clermont-Ferrand was founded in the early 19th century

    CHARITY AUCTION SALE

    Sunday 28, starting at 10 pm

    Maître Bernard Vassy, auctioneer, runs a sale with ten quilts made before the Festival and coming from the whole world, for the exclusive benefit of Doctors Without Borders

    If I find out anything, I'll let you know! Margaret

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