Author Archives: Sewfrench

Happy Thoughts make Happy Quilts

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Sewfrench

A fire to take the chill off and quilting to keep the anxiety down. Watching the Tigers vs the Yankees, Game 3. No debate frustration will live in this quilt! Go Tigers!!!

Posted in Cottage, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged baseball, baseball playoffs, Detroit Tigers, hand quilting, sewing | 3 Comments

How to carry your bling in style

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Sewfrench

For those who asked, I just posted the tutorial. Finally!! I needed a little gift for a friend’s birthday and I did not want it to be anything big, just a little something. And since I generally only see her … Continue reading →

Posted in A Sttitch in Time, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Crafting, Design, fabric, Gifts, organizing, Sewing, Show it off Friday, TGIFF, Tutorial | Tagged crafting, design, drawstring, fabric, Family, friends, jewelry storage, Lotta Jansdotter, pouch, sewing, travel | 18 Comments

Get ’em While You Can Can ~ Vanilla Peach Jam

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sewfrench

These may not be the peaches, from Campbell, Missouri, that I grew up eating, and later canning, but Michigan grows their own mighty fine peaches, too. You know the kind you have to eat over the kitchen sink because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, Cooking, Dairy free, Eating, Family, Gluten Free, Recipes, Traditions | Tagged cobbler, cooking, fried pie, grandma, jam, lazy man's peach cobbler, preserving, recipes, ripe peaches, vanilla peach jam | 3 Comments

Zippity Doo Dah

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Sewfrench

Don’t you hate how much zippers cost? What I hate even more is not being able to find interesting ones. You know when you buy clothing the zippers can be so interesting and heavy. Cool pull tabs, heavier metal, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Sewing, WIP | Tagged bargain, clothing, crafting, diy, Salvation Army, sewing, shopping, thrifty, upcycling, WIP, zippers | 12 Comments

Does she think I will forget her?

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sewfrench

Our last child moved out last week and look what she left me to find. Yes, hand drawn and propped right in front of my sewing machine. How sweet is that? (I can hear the Awwws from here.) She also … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Gifts, studio | Tagged blog, coaster, crafting, empty nest, header, room, sewing, studio | 10 Comments

And the winner is…

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Sewfrench

# 10 which belongs to AZSoupLady. Congratulations! Let me know your gift card choice! Thank you everyone for playing along in my very first giveaway! And thank you for your movie ideas. Between DVD movie loans and library audio books I won’t … Continue reading →

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A no/slow progress week

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Sewfrench

We all have them. Don’t we? You do, don’t you??? Surely it’s not just me, but sometimes it seems like it, LOL! Thank you everyone who entered my first giveaway and gave me so many great movie suggestions! I picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Canning, Cooking, Giveaway, hand quilting, Linkys, Quilting, Sewing, WIP, WIP | Tagged agony and the ecstasy, blogging, books, Bubble quilt, canning, coat of many colors, elm creek quilts, Honeycomb quilt, movies, Out of this World quilt, quilting, reading, salsa, sewing, unnamed wall hanging, untitled wall hanging | 8 Comments

Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors Quilt

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Sewfrench

Quilts and their history ~ An ongoing series. A friend recently asked me about this quilt and I realized I’ve not written about an older quilt in quite some time. I need to get back to it. I made this … Continue reading →

Posted in 1995 completes, Design, fabric, Fabric Tuesday, Family, Giveaway, Linkys, Quilting, Quilts and their History, Quilts with history, Sewing | Tagged design, hand quilting, quilting, scrap quilt, scrap quilt challenge, sewing | 8 Comments

Celebration Giveaway!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Sewfrench

And the winner has been chosen! Thanks everyone for playing and following along!! Come on! Celebrate good times come on ! – Let’s celebrate There’s a party going on right here a celebration to last throughout the years. So bring your … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Celebrate, Giveaway, Quilting | Tagged blog views, blogging, crafting, giveaway, quilting, sewing | 36 Comments

Can You Hear Me Now???

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Sewfrench

Seems like every week is busier than the last but with several hours, here and there, my Honeycomb quilt is quilted!!! And the binding is on! Hoping it will be hand stitched down during my next movie watching session. I … Continue reading →