Author Archives: Sewfrench

Spring cleanup all around

We’ve had such a beautiful run of spring days that I’m not getting much quilting/sewing done, because, as usual, yard work is so much fun in the spring. Hard, but fun. Considering there was a freeze last night, today has … Continue reading

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Best GF Brownies I’ve ever made!

No lie. Did you know May was Celiac Awareness month? Well, it is. 1 in 133 Americans have the very dangerous form of gluten allergy called Celiac. 1 in 20 have some form of gluten sensitivity. Lots of information available … Continue reading

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I’m backkkk….

Wondered if I was returning, did you? We spent part of the winter, less connected to technology, while playing snowbirds. Only to return to near snowy conditions, in April, after missing out on the near 90° temperatures Michigan experienced during … Continue reading

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It’s that time of year..

…when the hand quilting stack gets so high that I need a distraction to make a dent in it all… From the bottom up~ Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend~ Yes, she has been patiently waiting since before Christmas, now … Continue reading

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Do we really need multi vitamins?

If we are eating well, we shouldn’t. And if we are trying, really hard, to get in all our RDA of nutrition and aren’t doing it with simple, close to nature versions, of those nutrients, we can easily run the … Continue reading

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10 things I wish I had known before my first cruise

…even though we have always said we’d never take a cruise, it’s just not our traveling style…. Never say never…. So when the sister trip dates started overlapping into our joint anniversary dates and a favorite author was putting on … Continue reading

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Please stand by….

We have some celebrating to do. And a makeover, for four, wouldn’t be out of the question….

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Welcome to this world, baby Lilie!!

This quilt is for you! From the beginning I knew it was for you, great-niece. I thought of you with every stitch that went in to holding it together. How we are all linked as family even though we are … Continue reading

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Finally, the finishes are rolling in.

As for what I am in the process of working on? I’ve got a menswear blouse in the makings, a copycat skirt and an ear buds holder on the cutting board. I will pause work long enough to get the … Continue reading

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Swoon-along

Phooey. When you say Swoon, in the quilting world, anyway, you’ll be overrun with thoughts of all the beautiful swoon-along quilt blocks that everyone is making. They are everywhere and so pretty with all the modern, well planned color schemes. … Continue reading

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