Monuments de Paris plaid percale cotton

This fabric represents 36 Parisian monuments or places designed in red on light beige background: Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Palais Garnier, Louvre Pyramid, Moulin Rouge and even our Sajou Paris store! The sample of this fabric arrived on our desk the same day as the fire at Notre Dame. This is why this fabric is now affectionately named Monuments of Paris and a thought for Notre Dame.
Percale 100% cotton – 140g/m².
Each design is in a red frame surrounded by a dotted line, and all around the edge is a small motif in blue, white and red.

This plaid is the perfect base for your imagination:
- you can simply hem the edges to make a table cloth, or line it,
- you can embroider some or all of the motifs in stem stitch, back stitch or any stitch,
- you can cut along the dotted lines and make a real patchwork,
- you can separate the motifs to make cushions…
If you want to embroider the motifs, we recommend our Calais cocoons in 6534 (red) and 6790 (blue) or our Retors du Nord floss in 2030 (red) and 2882 (sapphire).

This plaid is in the style of quilts made in the 19th century to celebrate the Universal Exhibitions and key events of the period. The inspiration for the designs come from illustrated magazines and prints from the time. You can line this plaid with the patchwork-style percale fabric which picks up the border motif. This monument motif is also available on cotton piqué fabric. Two series of place mats are also available.

Complete list of motifs on the plaid: Notre-Dame de Paris, Place des Vosges, the Eiffel Tower, the Sajou store, Parc de la Villette, the National Assembly, the Conciergerie, the Arc de Triomphe, Invalides, the Paris crest, Trocadero, Sacre Coeur, Pont Alexandre III, the Bastille Opera, Buttes Chaumont, Place Daumesnil, the Grand Palais, a Morris column, the Senate, a metro entrance, the Bastille, the Moulin Rouge, Canal St Martin, the Louvre pyramid, Place de la Concorde, Palais Garnier, the Monceau park, Bercy Accor Hotel Arena, the Pont Neuf, Place du Chatelet, a bateau mouche, La Seine Musicale, the Carrousel du Louvre, a baguette sandwich and glass of wine, the Vert Galant square and the Jardin des Plantes.
See our collection of bias binding to go with our fabrics.
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