Register for Chasing Coco in Enchanting France – 2027

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Please join Fit for Art Patterns for Chasing Coco in Enchanting France!  Spend July 22-29, 2027 with Rae Cumbie and guest instructor Barbie McCormick at La Cascade Artists Retreat Center in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France, exploring the legendary sewing techniques Coco Chanel developed for her soft yet sophisticated jackets more than a century ago. The event fee includes:

• Mornings spent in the cozy third floor artist studio of our 17th century home where we’ll work with classic Chanel-inspired materials such as boucle and silk to create and embellish a vest and/or bag.  Sewing machines and most craft materials are provided.  You will receive more information in the weeks leading up to the retreat.
• Afternoons spent exploring the surrounding countryside including the flower fields, regional markets, tree lined thoroughfares, small villages and towns. Outings will include a trip to a textile museum and fabric store related to our focus on Chasing Coco.
• Room and Board at La Cascade Artists Retreat.  The simple accommodations are double occupancy with shared baths.  Most meals, including breakfast lunch and dinner, will be provided by La Cascade’s chef Nese using locally sourced seasonal foods and wines served on the terrace that overlooks a rushing mountain stream.  Because this retreat is held in a charming but very old house in France, the only access to the 2d floor bedroom accommodations and 3d floor studio are by stairs.  Please take note that there is no air conditioning other than the natural air and cool stream running along side the premises; summer in Southern France can be quite warm.
• We will meet at the Toulouse, France airport on July 22 and travel together to the retreat center in the village of Durfort.  You will be returned to the Toulouse airport on July 29.  Rental cars are provided for group travel  around the countryside and on field trips.

Not included: your airfare to and from Toulouse, travel insurance (required), an occasional restaurant meal, and personal purchases.  (Leave room in your luggage for fabulous fabric and other souvenirs!)

The total cost of the retreat is $3350.  By placing this registration item in your cart, you will be charged a non-refundable deposit of $1000 at checkout.   Fit for Art Patterns will invoice you directly for the balance which may be paid in two installments of $1,125 each due by March 19 and May 21, 2027 (or in one payment of $2,250).  Due to limited space, class size will be limited to 9.

Event Cancellation Policy:  Retreat deposits are non-refundable.  If the registrant cancels after March 19, the balance that has been paid will be refunded only if Fit for Art is able to fill the vacancy.   If the event is cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control of Fit for Art Patterns, such as the host facility being closed or France closing its borders, we will offer the attendee the option to credit the full amount paid toward a future Fit For Art event or to receive a refund less a 10% service fee.

After the event fills, we will keep a wait list in the event of cancellations; please contact us or send an email to carrie@fitforartpatterns.com to be placed on the wait list.  Thank you!