White Provençal Boutis Quilt with Floral Motifs Single Bed Size 86½" x 58"

A pretty white boutis from Le Pigeonnier — the upstairs guest room at Chanteduc, Patricia and Walter Wells's farmhouse and cooking school near Vaison-la-Romaine in Provence. A boutis is a traditional Provençal quilted coverlet, hand-stitched in a technique that dates back centuries in the south of France. Rather than using batting, the maker threads soft cotton cord through channels formed by the stitching, creating a subtly raised, sculptural surface — firm yet supple, with a texture that rewards a closer look. This example is worked entirely in white cotton, its surface animated by flowing, leaf-like quilted motifs that catch the light beautifully, and finished with a classic scalloped border. Boutis were traditionally made as part of a Provençal bride's trousseau and passed through families for generations — objects made to last and to be used. Sized for a single bed, this one would be equally at home layered over a daybed, folded at the foot of a guest room bed, or simply displayed as the considered, handcrafted textile it is — a small, enduring piece of living Provençal tradition.