Welcome to my blog. Come on in. Take a look around and delve into the archives.
Hope you will enjoy it and come back to visit occasionally.
I am a 50 something novice quilter living in the Dordogne département of South West France with my husband, daughter and 2 cats.
I try to sew in a straight line!
When I am not quilting and sewing, I may be walking, sight seeing, or reading, or gardening or just generally chilling out. After 9 years in the Dordogne we still haven’t seen everything and there is a lot to see.
I love walking round Brantome and Périgueux, looking at, and taking photos of, the gorgeous Renaissance architecture.
Hi,
I just found your blog from a link. I love your pictures and all the quilts that you are making. I am a quilter who never finishes much but has a fab collection of fabrics. Now I have the knitting bug and it has taken over.
Just wanted to say hello.
Comment by Robin C — 10 September, 2007 @ 4:19 pm
Hi Clare,
Hope DH recovers quickly. That way *you’ll* recover too!
Do you know how I can make the Q4L badge smaller on my blog? It seems huge!
Comment by Sue in western WA — 15 November, 2007 @ 12:28 am
Enjoyed your blog, you might like http://www.frenchness.com
Comment by eric — 21 January, 2008 @ 7:39 pm
Greetings from Springfield Missouri,
I came across your blog when I was looking for information about Dordogne area. My husband and I have done a considerable amount of traveling and will be coming that way around September 18th. We will be returning October 11th to Springfield. Since we will be close to Spain we plan to drive to Barcelona sometime during our adventures. We are flying into Marseille were we will be picking up a car. When this date arrives we will both be in our sixties. Jim is an artist and I am a nurse case managers.
Any advice? We are not inclined to do all tourist type things. We are explorers. Don’t take me wrong we do some of the tourist things but enjoy our back door experiences far better at times. We are not into luxury when it comes to putting our head down for the night. Just someplace thats clean and safe.
Au revoir for now
Lee Beasley
Comment by james and evelyn "lee" beasley — 23 January, 2008 @ 4:49 am
Comment by bibomedia — 4 March, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
Your blog is such an enjoyable read and your photgraphs are the icing on an already delicious cake.
Comment by Fifiquilter — 10 March, 2008 @ 10:36 am
Thank you so much for including my quilted purse on your blog.
This is a first for me.
and I am speechless.
Jaymie
Comment by Jaymie — 26 March, 2008 @ 3:55 pm
I am visiting my sister next week in Montemboeuf and as an avid quilter was looking for fabric shops or quilting groups I could visit, and by chance came upon your web site. Any chance you could help me with my quest. Fantastic site, will certainly keep in touch. Kath
Comment by Kath Snowdon — 27 April, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
Hi Clare…………
What a lovely blog………..
You asked for groups in the Middle East. Well I’ve just moved to Dubai from fantastic Muscat in Oman and they have got a really popular quilt group there. http://www.muscatquilters.com.
I know there is one in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Bahrain but I don’t know the addresses. Maybe a google seach might help………
Best of luck with your charity blocks. I take it are 12″
Lyn
Comment by Lyn Holman — 8 May, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
salut clare
happy quilting ‘en dordogne’ !
from adam, a painter ‘en dordogne’ (sud – & lot & garonne)
Comment by Adam Cope — 1 June, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
Hi Clare,
You busy little blogger you!
Thanks for the blogging advice and the WordPress recommendation. I took my blog to the Maire’s dragon today – she was very appreciative – I’ll have to wait and see, after all it is ze French ‘olidays
love,
xIan
http://stecolombedevilleneuve.wordpress.com/
Comment by ianjgillis — 8 July, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
Clare,
I saw the odd looking sewing machine on your blog. It is for sewing the back seam on tall boots (like Horseback Riding Boots)
You guess about “leather” was right on!
I am interested in your red and white blocks. Obvious colors and 8.5 inches. Any pattern. Anything else I need to know?
I am Stash Busting and looking for ways to be productive about it.
Susan
(NJ)
Comment by Susan — 30 August, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
Hi, I just found your blog. My name is Claire, and I have two daughters, the older one born in 1994, a year before your daughter. I also love Gwen Marston and liberated quilting. I would love to make a block or two for your quilts for leukaemia, but I haven’t found your email address listed here.
Claire in California
Comment by Claire Sherman — 2 September, 2008 @ 4:47 am
Hello Clare, I was sent to you by Lazy Gal Tonya. I recently bought Series 2 of Dr Who on DVD, put it in the player and found that I’d inadvertently bought it in French! I have enough French to read the blurb on the back but nowhere near enough to follow the action. So I’m trying to find someone who enjoys Dr Who and understands enough French. Tonya thought you might know someone. I’d obviously prefer to sell it, but am happy to pass it on to someone without payment just to get it to a good home so that it stops staring at me accusingly! Any ideas?
Comment by Amanda Ryan — 11 September, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
G,Day Clare, I am new to the blog, and have been looking around for your blog. I got your name mixed up with another. Last year I donated to the Q4L through Jenni at Faireybread Quilts. You may like to have a look at my blog . I am still working for a cure for Leukaemia. And I am trying to make quilts.I like your photos and your blog in general Cheers Margaret
Comment by Margaret — 14 September, 2008 @ 7:15 am
Hi there,
I just read your comment on beauregardtheblog and now realize that I’ve actually seen your blog often on my google alerts. I work for the Dordogne News/French News and I’m looking for people who have their English children in the French school system for an article i’m writing. I’ll be looking at how English children are treated by teachers, other children and parents, as well as how well schools are working to integrate foreign students. Since you seem to have had quite an interesting experience, I was wondering if you’d be willing to be interviewed. Remember, you always have the option of only using your first name in the article or remaining anonymous.
I hope to hear from you.
Colette Davidson
Assistant Editor
Dordogne News
Comment by Colette — 10 October, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Hi Clare
Just thought I’d drop you a line to let you know that although we moved into our house in La Crete on 2nd May family commitments in the UK have meant that we have hardly been here at all – I really can’t believe so much time has gone by since we were first in contact. I’m really sorry that it has taken me so long to get back to you. Pleased to see that you’ve been working hard on your quilts – I think they are beautiful. I have just got back from a patchwork retreat (my idea of heaven!)so I’m feeling inspired and my thoughts are now very much fixed on my next project which will be for my second grandchild who is due to be born on 15th December. For me quilting tends to be a winter occupation so I’m always very enthusiastic at this time of year.
We are away until around the 7th November and hopefully we will be back for a decent length of time and you and I will be able to get together for a cuppa sometime after that? I do hope the offer still stands.
I hope that all is well with you and your family – look forward to hearing from you soon.
Paula
Comment by Paula Green — 13 October, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
Hi Clare.
I can’t believe you’re a novice… You’re an artist! Learning to quilt is one thing I’ve wanted to do for decades and haven’t yet taken the plunge. I want to do a crazy quilt entirely from pieces of men’s vintage silk ties… How do you find your supplies here, where quilting is a foreign activity? Or do you buy them online?
I’m an American living in Paris, founder of Francophilia (www.francophilia.com) the social network for francophiles and a pro blogger. The quilts for leukemia project is a beautiful idea. Nice to meet you.
Pamela
Comment by Pamela Poole — 15 December, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Hi Clare,
I am enjoying your blog and will return. DH and I will be moving to Gers region soon, we currently live on the California coast. I am really interested to hear about quilters/quilting in France. Do you know of many quilters in your area?
Linda
Comment by Linda Humphrey — 3 January, 2009 @ 7:58 am