As every year for the past 8 years at this time, the association Lei Roucas dou Barri held a boutis show this past weekend. There were 24 individual exhibitors of boutis pieces, as well as two shops for supplies and a bookstore. The show is organized by the wonderful and lively Henriette, and always includes either an exchange or a challenge on alternate years. This year was a challenge to design a bag with the theme of the "sea" which should be all white and completely stuffed. The items were displayed in a "pointu" small boat - such a good idea.
Several ladies were able to take photos and have posted them on their blogs. Here is a brief list -go and look at them, and enjoy the beautiful, traditional boutis - which I am pleased to say is alive and well in Provence.
Henriette
Lou
Boutis divins
Marie Silvestre
Lei roucas dou barri for this one, look for the photo albums to the left of the page
Winston loves anything to do with sewing and often helps out when working on projects
You can see he is a big encouragement !
Our Guild retreat sets a theme as a challenge each year - at the last retreat the theme of Dresden Plate was chosen, and three of us have made a small boutis pouch with a Dresden plate pattern. I used a batiste on the top, and apple green cotton underneath and for the front - so pale green shows through the batiste. Roni and Janet have almost finished theirs, so will show pictures of theirs soon.
The pattern was originally offered in the Fil Blanc of France Boutis, design adapted from Hiromi, a pattern with birds in a nest drawn by Isabelle, and the directions (French version) written by Lou and translated by me - so a real group effort !
