Author Archives: Sewfrench

Day 18

How Does Your Garden Grow 2012 Day 18 Watch out chipmunks, there is a new cat in town! Picked this up at the garden center, last week. My favorite kind of pet, LOL! Click on the pictures for a larger … Continue reading →

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Color Blocked

Ta Da! A finish for Friday! I cut 5″ x 10″ rectangles from leftover Kona solids for a  38″ square quilt. I quilted it, by machine, at one inch intervals treating each cube as an individual unit, though I was … Continue reading →

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What to do, what to do….

Using what I had on hand, I wanted to try my hand at designing a simple idea that I have been thinking about for a while now. A test pattern of sorts. Actually what I was thinking was…. My prize, … Continue reading →

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Nothing says springtime like….

Asparagus Soup printer friendly version 1 1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, well rinsed 4 cups chicken stock, homemade or check to be sure it is gluten-free 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 c minced shallots, usually 2 1/2 c minced leeks, whites … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what to say.

Yesterday, was a travel day for us. We’d been away from home for the week and I was looking forward to my own bed. While in and out of airports, I was catching emails, here and there, and lo and … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday

Voting over at the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival ends soon. Today, I think. Go take a look.  Here and here.   Voting ends soon. Then come right back, okay? Now that that is out-of-the-way…. Luckily, I was able to use left over … Continue reading →

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I am humbled.

Yesterday, while I was out and about, I received an email saying I had been nominated in the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. I started having heart palpitations but couldn’t get to a computer to see what it was for. If you … Continue reading →

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Puppy Chow

The naturally Gluten Free snack. If you read the labels, that is. Memorial Day weekend can’t come and go without making a batch. We first had this back in the 90s when a fellow Girl Scout brought it, and copies … Continue reading →

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You know about quinoa, right?

What Can Quinoa Do For You?? If this is your first time hearing about Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah), you’re not alone. It is just gaining more attention as more people are learning about the nutritional value of this super food. While it is becoming less … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow 2012

Week 1 So many times I’ve tried to keep a garden journal and have failed miserably. This year I thought I’d take a different approach. A photo journal. What do you think? So, just a couple of days after planting … Continue reading →

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