Cozy Quimper Winter Supper

Quimper and Christmas

While we were putting away Christmas decorations and before the main tree came down I decided to set a table in the study for a cozy dinner for two. I had Eggplant Parmesan (see recipe here) in the oven and I was planning to bake beer bread.

I always wanted to do a Christmas tablescape using my Quimper. The dark pink and green in the French faience looks beautiful with the reds and greens on the Christmas tree. I wanted a cozy feel for a cold evening. I'm using one of the  beautiful quilts my mother-in-law quilted and gifted to my husband and me. The design is Dresden Plate. It has a lot of yellow and the boarder is yellow so the Quimper Soleil pattern looks beautiful with it. Not a lot of text here just pretty Quimper for your pleasure.

    Quimper Dinner 
            Plates

 Small tray holds salt and pepper and small pitcher. A round butter dish

Salt and pepper figurines

 Candlestick figurines

Dinner and salad plate

Linen napkins with a stitched French scene
  
Laguiole flatware

French scene tea towels gifted to me from my sister

Breton (Man) and Bretonne (Woman)

Candlestick holders

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Fresh Greenery Centerpiece sits atop a large Quimper platter

Stems are Anthropologie

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*It was a difficult decision choosing a pattern in the Quimper shop in Paris (unfortunately the shop is no longer there.) So many beautiful patterns and colors but I knew I wanted the Soleil all along. I chose a few starter serving pieces and place settings and through the years added to my collection. 

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QUIMPER FOR FALL

Revisiting Fall Vignettes and  A Quimper Tablescape

This fall Jim and I have been busy, and time has passed so quickly I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week. Thank goodness it's not my year to prepare the feast! 

Last month we traveled to visit family and another week we attended the annual meeting of  Quimper Club International in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. During our trip to Louisiana we toured plantations and visited members' homes to view Quimper collections. More on this trip later. 

It is through my interest in faience, and especially Quimper, that I decided to start a blog. Shortly after, I met Sarah at "Hyacinths for the Soul".  She is a collector of Quimper, and I contacted her through her blog. She invited me to join QCI and through our blogs we've become great friends. The day we left for our trip to Baton Rouge I received a lovely gift from Sarah. She certainly knows her way around my kitchen and she thought these lovely towels would look great here. Thank You Sarah, they are beautiful and add sunshine to the room. They will show up in my Christmas photos on The French Hutch. 

I think the colors in the Quimper plates are just the perfect touch for a Thanksgiving tablescape. 

 Quimper Wall Plates, Williams Sonoma Dinner Plates

bowls from TJ Maxx 

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