In contrast to Le Rouvray, this is a more ‘American’ style quilt shop. It’s located in the 11th arrondissement, not a tourist quartier at all. The customers were all local Parisiennes on the day of my visit. Inès carries typical French floral prints, but also novelty, Japanese and other fabrics more commonly seen in the US. In fact, I found panels featuring border collies that I bought to make placemats for my friend Donna who has a beloved border collie named Lily. There is a good selection of French quilting books with modern designs and Provençal, Marseillais and other traditional techniques. The volume of quilting notions and accessories made me miss my Bernina and want to hit the old machine à coudre* asap.
*sewing machine
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